Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Tuberous Polypore

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Polyporus tuberaster

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Tuberous Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Dermestidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Polyporus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Polyporus tuberaster

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Tuberous Polypore
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).

Tuberous Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.