Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs veldt-grape

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Cissus quadrangularis

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while veldt-grape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	veldt-grape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Dermestidae	Vitaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Cissus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Cissus quadrangularis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

veldt-grape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	veldt-grape
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).

veldt-grape

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Maldives), and North America (Cuba, 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.