Banded feather-winged beetle vs Painted Suillus

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Ptiliidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Suillus
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Painted Suillus
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).

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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.