Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Velvet leaf

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Kalanchoe beharensis

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Velvet leaf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Velvet leaf
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	Kalanchoe
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Kalanchoe beharensis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Velvet leaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Velvet leaf
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).

Velvet leaf

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States