Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Wax flower

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Hoya australis

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Wax flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Wax flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Dermestidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Hoya
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Hoya australis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Wax flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Wax flower
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).

Wax flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Marshall Islands, Tonga, 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.