Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Waterbush

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Myoporum montanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Waterbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Myoporum
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Myoporum montanum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Waterbush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Waterbush
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).

Waterbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Namibia and South Africa.

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.