Bilberry Roller vs Mountain yam

Ancylis myrtillana compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Bilberry Roller is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Roller	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Tortricidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Ancylis	Dioscorea
Species	Ancylis myrtillana	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Bilberry Roller

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Roller	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bilberry Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.