Banded feather-winged beetle vs

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Dolichospermum danicum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Ptiliidae	Nostocaceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Dolichospermum
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Dolichospermum danicum

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle
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).

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Dolichospermum danicum is a planktonic, filamentous cyanobacterium in the family Aphanizomenonaceae, first described from Danish freshwater habitats. It produces heterocysts for nitrogen fixation and is capable of forming buoyant surface blooms in eutrophic lakes. Its conservation status is not evaluated.