Banded feather-winged beetle vs Mountain Masdevallia

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Masdevallia oreas

Key Differences

• Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while Mountain Masdevallia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Mountain Masdevallia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Ptiliidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Masdevallia
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Masdevallia oreas

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Masdevallia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Mountain Masdevallia
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).

Mountain Masdevallia

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.