Banded feather-winged beetle vs Florida arrowroot

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Zamia pumila

Key Differences

• Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while Florida arrowroot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Florida arrowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Ptiliidae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Zamia
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Zamia pumila

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Florida arrowroot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Florida arrowroot
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).

Florida arrowroot

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.