Banded feather-winged beetle vs North American least shrew

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Cryptotis parva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	North American least shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ptiliidae	Soricidae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Cryptotis
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Cryptotis parva

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded feather-winged beetle and North American least shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	North American least shrew
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).

North American least shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.