Banded feather-winged beetle vs Blunt Webcap

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Cortinarius obtusus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banded feather-winged beetle Blunt Webcap
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Insecta (แมลง) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Ptiliidae Cortinariaceae
Genus Acrotrichis Cortinarius
Species Acrotrichis fascicularis Cortinarius obtusus

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Blunt Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banded feather-winged beetle Blunt 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).

Blunt Webcap

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.

Blunt Webcap

The Blunt Webcap (Cortinarius obtusus) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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