Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Yutaje Ocotea

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Ocotea yutajensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Yutaje Ocotea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Dermestidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Ocotea
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Ocotea yutajensis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Yutaje Ocotea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Yutaje Ocotea
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).

Yutaje Ocotea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.