Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs saltree

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Shorea robusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	saltree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Dermestidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Shorea
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Shorea robusta

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

saltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	saltree
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).

saltree

Habitat

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

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.