Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Shiny Spiderhead

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Serruria candicans

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Shiny Spiderhead is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Shiny Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Dermestidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Serruria
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Serruria candicans

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Shiny Spiderhead

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Shiny Spiderhead
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).

Shiny Spiderhead

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.