Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs wild custard-apple

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Annona senegalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	wild custard-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Dermestidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Annona
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Annona senegalensis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

wild custard-apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	wild custard-apple
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).

wild custard-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Central African Republic, Comoros, Guinea, and Madagascar.

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.