Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs pega pega

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Desmodium uncinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	pega pega
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Desmodium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Desmodium uncinatum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

pega pega

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	pega pega
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).

pega pega

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (El Salvador, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (5 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.