Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Red ash

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Alphitonia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Red ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Red ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

The Buffalo Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus scrophulariae) is a species in the genus Anthrenus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.