Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Fibrebark

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Melaleuca nervosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Fibrebark
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Myrtales (อันดับชมพู่)
Family	Dermestidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Melaleuca
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Melaleuca nervosa

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Fibrebark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Fibrebark
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).

Fibrebark

Habitat

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

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.