Banded feather-winged beetle vs paradise-nut

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Lecythis pisonis

Key Differences

• Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while paradise-nut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	paradise-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Ptiliidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Lecythis
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Lecythis pisonis

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

paradise-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	paradise-nut
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).

paradise-nut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.