Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs silverleaf desmodium

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Desmodium uncinatum

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while silverleaf desmodium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	silverleaf desmodium
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)	Fabales (マメ目)
Family	Dermestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Desmodium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Desmodium uncinatum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

silverleaf desmodium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	silverleaf desmodium
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).

silverleaf desmodium

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.