Bending Bittercress vs Bridge Roller

Cardamine flexuosa compared with Ancylis uncella

Key Differences

• Bending Bittercress is Not Evaluated while Bridge Roller is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bending Bittercress	Bridge Roller
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Brassicaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Cardamine	Ancylis
Species	Cardamine flexuosa	Ancylis uncella

Conservation Status

Bending Bittercress

NE — Not Evaluated

Bridge Roller

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bending Bittercress	Bridge Roller
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bending Bittercress

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (8 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

Bridge Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Bending Bittercress

The Bending Bittercress (Cardamine flexuosa) is a species in the genus Cardamine. 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden