Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs toy-cypress

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Crassula muscosa

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while toy-cypress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	toy-cypress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Dermestidae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Crassula
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Crassula muscosa

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

toy-cypress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	toy-cypress
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).

toy-cypress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, France, and Italy.

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.