Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs smooth fanpetals

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Sida glabra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	smooth fanpetals
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Dermestidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Sida
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Sida glabra

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

smooth fanpetals

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	smooth fanpetals
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).

smooth fanpetals

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Comoros, Cuba, and Madagascar.

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.