Banded feather-winged beetle vs Cuban dogfish

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Squalus cubensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Cuban dogfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Ptiliidae	Squalidae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Squalus
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Squalus cubensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded feather-winged beetle and Cuban dogfish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cuban dogfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Cuban dogfish
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).

Cuban dogfish

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.