Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs thread agave

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Agave filifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	thread agave
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Liliopsida (백합강)
Order	Coleoptera (딱정벌레목)	Asparagales (비짜루목)
Family	Dermestidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Agave
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Agave filifera

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

thread agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	thread agave
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).

thread agave

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Algeria 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.