Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Snake Palm

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Caryota ophiopellis

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Snake Palm is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Snake Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Dermestidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Caryota
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Caryota ophiopellis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Snake Palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Snake Palm
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).

Snake Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.