Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs red calla

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Zantedeschia rehmannii

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while red calla is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	red calla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dermestidae	Araceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Zantedeschia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Zantedeschia rehmannii

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

red calla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	red calla
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 calla

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

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.