Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs White Brain

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Exidia thuretiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	White Brain
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Coleoptera (딱정벌레목)	Auriculariales (목이목)
Family	Dermestidae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Exidia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Exidia thuretiana

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

White Brain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	White Brain
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).

White Brain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.