Banded feather-winged beetle vs Crazed Cap

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Dermoloma cuneifolium

Key Differences

Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while Crazed Cap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Crazed Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Ptiliidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Dermoloma
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Dermoloma cuneifolium

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Crazed Cap
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).

Crazed Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.