Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Pedobacter roseus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family	Dermestidae	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Pedobacter
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Pedobacter roseus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle
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).

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Pedobacter roseus is a pink-pigmented, Gram-negative bacterium in the family Sphingobacteriaceae, isolated from soil environments. It produces distinctive rosy colonies and inhabits cool to temperate soils with organic matter. This aerobic chemoheterotroph decomposes a variety of organic substrates and produces hyaluronidase-type enzymes.