Banded feather-winged beetle vs Cuphead skate

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Bathyraja scaphiops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Cuphead skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Ptiliidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Bathyraja
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Bathyraja scaphiops

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cuphead skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Cuphead skate
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).

Cuphead skate

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.