Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs White Lauan

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Parashorea macrophylla

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while White Lauan is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	White Lauan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Dermestidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Parashorea
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Parashorea macrophylla

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

White Lauan

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	White Lauan
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 Lauan

Habitat

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

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.