Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Wild Oil Nut

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Jatropha divaricata

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Wild Oil Nut is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Wild Oil Nut
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	Jatropha
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Jatropha divaricata

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Wild Oil Nut

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Wild Oil Nut
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 Oil Nut

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.