Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs red toon

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Toona sinensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	red toon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Dermestidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Toona
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Toona sinensis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

red toon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	red toon
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 toon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across North Korea, Rwanda, 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.