Banded feather-winged beetle vs Purple Needletail

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Hirundapus celebensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Purple Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Ptiliidae	Apodidae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Hirundapus
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Hirundapus celebensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded feather-winged beetle and Purple Needletail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Purple Needletail
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).

Purple Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.