Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Kodohirse

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Paspalum scrobiculatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Kodohirse
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Poales (Süßgrasartige)
Family	Dermestidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Paspalum
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Paspalum scrobiculatum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Kodohirse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Kodohirse
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).

Kodohirse

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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 2 countries:

🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States