Bronze Sprite vs featherwing beetle

Arielulus circumdatus compared with Acrotrichis cognata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze Sprite	featherwing beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ptiliidae
Genus	Arielulus	Acrotrichis
Species	Arielulus circumdatus	Acrotrichis cognata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bronze Sprite and featherwing beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bronze Sprite

LC — Least Concern

featherwing beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze Sprite	featherwing beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

featherwing beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Bronze Sprite

The Bronze Sprite (Arielulus circumdatus) is a species in the genus Arielulus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.