Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Yellow Prickle

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Zanthoxylum martinicense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Yellow Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Dermestidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Zanthoxylum
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Zanthoxylum martinicense

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Prickle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Yellow Prickle
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).

Yellow Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.