Brindled Flat-body vs Prickly Coontail

Agonopterix arenella compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Depressariidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Ceratophyllum
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brindled Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Brindled Flat-body

The Brindled Flat-body (Agonopterix arenella) is a species in the genus Agonopterix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.