Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs short-leaf-pine

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Pinus echinata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	short-leaf-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Pinus echinata

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

short-leaf-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	short-leaf-pine
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).

short-leaf-pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil 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.