Brown oak slender vs root-eating beetle

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	root-eating beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Gracillariidae	Monotomidae
Genus	Acrocercops	Rhizophagus
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown oak slender and root-eating beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

root-eating beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	root-eating beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown oak slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

root-eating beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Brown oak slender

The Brown Oak Slender (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a species in the genus Acrocercops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden