Banded feather-winged beetle vs Quartz Webcap

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Cortinarius quarciticus

Key Differences

Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while Quartz Webcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Quartz Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)
Family	Ptiliidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Cortinarius
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Cortinarius quarciticus

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Quartz Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Quartz Webcap
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).

Quartz Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.