Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Lacquered Bracket

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Coleoptera (딱정벌레목)	Polyporales (구멍장이버섯목)
Family	Dermestidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Ganoderma
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Lacquered Bracket
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).

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States