Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Stringwood

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Acalypha rubrinervis

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Stringwood is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Stringwood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Acalypha
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Acalypha rubrinervis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Stringwood

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Stringwood
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).

Stringwood

Habitat

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

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.