Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs ten-commandments

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Maranta leuconeura

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while ten-commandments is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	ten-commandments
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Dermestidae	Marantaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Maranta
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Maranta leuconeura

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

ten-commandments

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	ten-commandments
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).

ten-commandments

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Seychelles, and South Africa.

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.