Banded feather-winged beetle vs Common Oak

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Quercus robur

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banded feather-winged beetle Common Oak
Kingdom Animalia (प्राणी) Plantae (पादप)
Phylum Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (कीट) Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order Coleoptera (वर्मपंखी गण) Fagales (फ़ैगालीस)
Family Ptiliidae Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus Acrotrichis Quercus (Oaks)
Species Acrotrichis fascicularis Quercus robur

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Common Oak

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banded feather-winged beetle Common Oak
Diet — Autotroph
Average Lifespan — 1000 years
Average Length — 25.0 m
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).

Common Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Armenia, India), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Common Oak

One of Europe's most important and widespread deciduous trees, the pedunculate oak can live over 1,000 years, reach 40 meters, and support the greatest biodiversity of any European tree species — over 2,300 species of insects, fungi, lichens, mosses, and birds directly depend on mature oaks. Found across Europe to western Asia in temperate forests, its hard, durable wood has been foundational to shipbuilding, architecture, and barrel making throughout history.

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