Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs white afara

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Terminalia superba

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while white afara is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	white afara
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Dermestidae	Combretaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Terminalia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Terminalia superba

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

white afara

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	white afara
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).

white afara

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Burundi, Cameroon, and Guinea.

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.