Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Wild Marrow

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Croton astroites

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Wild Marrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Croton
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Croton astroites

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Wild Marrow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Wild Marrow
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 Marrow

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.