Common Roller vs الدوري الأسباني, العصفور الأندلسي, زرزور الجبل

Ancylis badiana compared with Passer hispaniolensis

Key Differences

• Common Roller is Least Concern while الدوري الأسباني, العصفور الأندلسي, زرزور الجبل is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Roller	الدوري الأسباني, العصفور الأندلسي, زرزور الجبل
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Aves (طيور)
Order	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)	Passeriformes (جواثم)
Family	Tortricidae	Passeridae
Genus	Ancylis	Passer
Species	Ancylis badiana	Passer hispaniolensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Roller and الدوري الأسباني, العصفور الأندلسي, زرزور الجبل share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (حيوانات)

Conservation Status

Common Roller

LC — Least Concern

الدوري الأسباني, العصفور الأندلسي, زرزور الجبل

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Roller	الدوري الأسباني, العصفور الأندلسي, زرزور الجبل
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

الدوري الأسباني, العصفور الأندلسي, زرزور الجبل

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Common Roller

<em>Ancylis badiana</em>, the common roller, is a small moth in the family Tortricidae, order Lepidoptera. It is distributed across northwestern Europe, with documented records from Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, typically inhabiting woodland margins, hedgerows, scrubland, and areas where its larval host plants are abundant. The species is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Tortricid moths in the genus Ancylis are commonly known as "rollers" or "leafrollers" because their larvae typically roll or fold leaves of host plants to create sheltered feeding structures. <em>Ancylis badiana</em> larvae feed on the foliage of various herbaceous plants, particularly species in the pea family (Fabaceae). Adults are small moths with intricately patterned wings that provide camouflage against bark and plant material. Adult moths are primarily nocturnal and are attracted to light, while larvae are cryptic within their leaf shelters. Biological traits such as lifespan, body measurements, and detailed diet host range remain poorly documented beyond general family-level characteristics. The species typically completes one to two generations per year in temperate European climates, overwintering as pupae. It is considered a minor component of invertebrate biodiversity in European lowland habitats.

الدوري الأسباني, العصفور الأندلسي, زرزور الجبل

Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden