Banded feather-winged beetle vs Devilray

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Mobula japanica

Key Differences

• Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while Devilray is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Devilray
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 japanica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Devilray

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Devilray
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).

Devilray

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile and Taiwan.

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.