Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Starfruit

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Damasonium bourgaei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dermestidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Damasonium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Damasonium bourgaei

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Starfruit
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).

Starfruit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.