Banded feather-winged beetle vs

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Trichormus variabilis

Key Differences

  • Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banded feather-winged beetle
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง) Cyanobacteria (สาหร่ายสีเขียวแกมน้ำเงิน)
Class Insecta (แมลง) Cyanobacteriia
Order Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง) Cyanobacteriales
Family Ptiliidae Nostocaceae
Genus Acrotrichis Trichormus
Species Acrotrichis fascicularis Trichormus variabilis

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banded feather-winged beetle
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).

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Trichormus variabilis is a filamentous, nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium in the family Nostocaceae. It forms heterocysts — specialized nitrogen-fixing cells — within its trichomes and is found in freshwater, soil, and symbiotic associations. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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