Banded feather-winged beetle vs Eurasian water shrew

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Neomys fodiens

Key Differences

• Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while Eurasian water shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Eurasian water shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)
Family	Ptiliidae	Soricidae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Neomys
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Neomys fodiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded feather-winged beetle and Eurasian water shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Eurasian water shrew
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).

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Eurasian water shrew

Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden