Banded feather-winged beetle vs Gato de Agua

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while Gato de Agua is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Gato de Agua
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Ptiliidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Acrotrichis	Lontra
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Lontra longicaudis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Gato de Agua
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).

Gato de Agua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.