Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Firespike

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Odontonema tubaeforme

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Firespike is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Firespike
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Lamiales (Lippenblütlerartige)
Family	Dermestidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Odontonema
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Odontonema tubaeforme

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Firespike

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Firespike
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).

Firespike

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States