Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Root Rot

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Dermestidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Heterobasidion
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Root Rot
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).

Root Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.

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.