American Bittersweet vs Broken-barred Roller

Celastrus scandens compared with Ancylis unguicella

Key Differences

• American Bittersweet is Not Evaluated while Broken-barred Roller is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bittersweet	Broken-barred Roller
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Celastraceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Celastrus	Ancylis
Species	Celastrus scandens	Ancylis unguicella

Conservation Status

American Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Broken-barred Roller

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bittersweet	Broken-barred Roller
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bittersweet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Broken-barred Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

American Bittersweet

The American Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) is a species in the genus Celastrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Broken-barred Roller

The Broken-Barred Roller (Ancylis unguicella) is a species in the genus Ancylis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden