Banded feather-winged beetle vs flat millipede

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Polydesmus angustus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	flat millipede
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)
Family	Ptiliidae	Polydesmidae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Polydesmus
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Polydesmus angustus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded feather-winged beetle and flat millipede share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

View Phylum: Arthropoda

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

flat millipede

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	flat millipede
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).

flat millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.