Banded feather-winged beetle vs devil clam

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	devil clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Ptiliidae	Cardiidae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Tridacna
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	devil clam
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).

devil clam

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.