Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Red mangrove

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Rhizophora mangle

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Red mangrove
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Rhizophoraceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Rhizophora
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Rhizophora mangle

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Red mangrove

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Red mangrove
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 mangrove

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), North America (Cuba, Honduras, United States), and South America (Brazil, 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.