Big Smoky Bracket vs Bilberry Roller

Bjerkandera fumosa compared with Ancylis myrtillana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big Smoky Bracket Bilberry Roller
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Insecta (Insects)
Order Polyporales (Polyporales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Phanerochaetaceae Tortricidae
Genus Bjerkandera Ancylis
Species Bjerkandera fumosa Ancylis myrtillana

Conservation Status

Big Smoky Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Bilberry Roller

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big Smoky Bracket Bilberry Roller
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Smoky Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Bilberry Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Big Smoky Bracket

The Big Smoky Bracket (Bjerkandera fumosa) is a species in the genus Bjerkandera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Bilberry Roller

The Bilberry Roller (Ancylis myrtillana) 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:

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia