arrowroot vs Broken-barred Roller

Thalia geniculata compared with Ancylis unguicella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Broken-barred Roller
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Salpidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Thalia	Ancylis
Species	Thalia geniculata	Ancylis unguicella

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Broken-barred Roller share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Broken-barred Roller

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Broken-barred Roller
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Broken-barred Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.