Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs storax

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Styrax officinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buffalo Carpet Beetle storax
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Ericales (Ericales)
Family Dermestidae Styracaceae
Genus Anthrenus Styrax
Species Anthrenus scrophulariae Styrax officinalis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

storax

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buffalo Carpet Beetle storax
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).

storax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal, and United Kingdom.

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.

storax

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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