Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Red Hamburger Bean

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Mucuna urens

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Red Hamburger Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Red Hamburger Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Mucuna
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Mucuna urens

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Red Hamburger Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Red Hamburger Bean
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 Hamburger Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.