Banded feather-winged beetle vs Summer Truffle

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Tuber aestivum

Key Differences

Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while Summer Truffle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Summer Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Ptiliidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Tuber
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Tuber aestivum

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Summer Truffle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Summer Truffle
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).

Summer Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.