Banded feather-winged beetle vs Freckled Webcap

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Cortinarius spilomeus

Key Differences

Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while Freckled Webcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Freckled Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Ptiliidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Cortinarius
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Cortinarius spilomeus

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Freckled Webcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Freckled Webcap
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).

Freckled Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.