Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Monkey comb

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Amphilophium crucigerum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Monkey comb
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Lamiales (ясноткоцветные)
Family	Dermestidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Amphilophium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Amphilophium crucigerum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Monkey comb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Monkey comb
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).

Monkey comb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and United States.

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.