Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs spatheflower

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Spathiphyllum cannifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	spatheflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dermestidae	Araceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Spathiphyllum
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Spathiphyllum cannifolium

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

spatheflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	spatheflower
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).

spatheflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.