Banded feather-winged beetle vs Rootlet Brittlestem

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Psathyrella microrhiza

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Rootlet Brittlestem
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Agaricales (агариковые)
Family	Ptiliidae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Psathyrella
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Psathyrella microrhiza

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Rootlet Brittlestem

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Rootlet Brittlestem
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).

Rootlet Brittlestem

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.