Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs flag pawpaw

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Asimina obovata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	flag pawpaw
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Dermestidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Asimina
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Asimina obovata

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

flag pawpaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	flag pawpaw
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).

flag pawpaw

Habitat

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

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.