Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs strychninebush

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Strychnos lucida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	strychninebush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Dermestidae	Loganiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Strychnos
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Strychnos lucida

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

strychninebush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	strychninebush
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).

strychninebush

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.