Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Thatch Palm

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Coccothrinax inaguensis

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Thatch Palm is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Thatch Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Dermestidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Coccothrinax
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Coccothrinax inaguensis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Thatch Palm

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Thatch Palm
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).

Thatch Palm

Habitat

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

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.