Banded feather-winged beetle vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Ptiliidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Urocystis
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	False Oat-Grass Smut
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).

False Oat-Grass Smut

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.