Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Single-flower apple-berry

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Billardiera uniflora

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Single-flower apple-berry is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Single-flower apple-berry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Pittosporaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Billardiera
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Billardiera uniflora

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Single-flower apple-berry

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Single-flower apple-berry
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).

Single-flower apple-berry

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.