Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs urn gum

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Eucalyptus urnigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	urn gum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Dermestidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Eucalyptus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Eucalyptus urnigera

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

urn gum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	urn gum
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).

urn gum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France, Ireland, and United Kingdom.

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.