Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Red Truffle

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Tuber rufum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Red Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Dermestidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Tuber
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Tuber rufum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Red Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Red Truffle
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).

Red Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.