Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Southern Bracket

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Southern Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Dermestidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Ganoderma
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Southern Bracket
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).

Southern Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway