Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs serpent cactus

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Peniocereus serpentinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	serpent cactus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dermestidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Peniocereus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Peniocereus serpentinus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

serpent cactus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	serpent cactus
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).

serpent cactus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, and Zambia.

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.