Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Red Rice

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Oryza punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Red Rice
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dermestidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Oryza (Rice)
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Oryza punctata

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Red Rice

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Red Rice
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 Rice

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India 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.