Banded feather-winged beetle vs Cedar Cup

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Geopora sumneriana

Key Differences

Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while Cedar Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Cedar Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Ptiliidae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Geopora
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Geopora sumneriana

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cedar Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Cedar Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded feather-winged beetle

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Cedar Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Banded feather-winged beetle

The Banded feather-winged beetle (Acrotrichis fascicularis) is a species in the genus Acrotrichis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.