Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs mexican-apple

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Casimiroa edulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	mexican-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Coleoptera (딱정벌레목)	Sapindales (무환자나무목)
Family	Dermestidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Casimiroa
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Casimiroa edulis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

mexican-apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	mexican-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
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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).

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Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.

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.