Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Malayan-sword

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Aglaonema simplex

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Malayan-sword
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Alismatales (частухоцветные)
Family	Dermestidae	Araceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Aglaonema
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Aglaonema simplex

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Malayan-sword

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Malayan-sword
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).

Malayan-sword

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.