Annual Willowherb vs Bridge Roller

Epilobium brachycarpum compared with Ancylis uncella

Key Differences

• Annual Willowherb is Not Evaluated while Bridge Roller is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Annual Willowherb	Bridge Roller
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Onagraceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Epilobium	Ancylis
Species	Epilobium brachycarpum	Ancylis uncella

Conservation Status

Annual Willowherb

NE — Not Evaluated

Bridge Roller

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Annual Willowherb	Bridge Roller
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Annual Willowherb

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Bridge Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Annual Willowherb

The Annual Willowherb (Epilobium brachycarpum) is a species in the genus Epilobium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bridge Roller

The Bridge Roller (Ancylis uncella) 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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden