Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Oitayameigetsu

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Acer shirasawanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Oitayameigetsu
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)	Sapindales (ムクロジ目)
Family	Dermestidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Acer
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Acer shirasawanum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Oitayameigetsu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Oitayameigetsu
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).

Oitayameigetsu

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.