Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs mountain-cabbage

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Euterpe precatoria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	mountain-cabbage
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Arecales (пальмоцветные)
Family	Dermestidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Euterpe
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Euterpe precatoria

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

mountain-cabbage

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	mountain-cabbage
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).

mountain-cabbage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.