Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Wild Peas

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Chamaecrista glandulosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Wild Peas
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Chamaecrista
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Chamaecrista glandulosa

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Wild Peas

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Wild Peas
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 Peas

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.