Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs persimmon

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Diospyros kaki

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	persimmon
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)	Ericales (ツツジ目)
Family	Dermestidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Diospyros
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Diospyros kaki

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

persimmon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	persimmon
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).

persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.