Banded feather-winged beetle vs Devil fish

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Mobula mobular

Key Differences

Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while Devil fish is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Devil fish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Ptiliidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Mobula
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Mobula mobular

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Devil fish

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Devil fish
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 fish

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered 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.