Bilberry Roller vs Surinam cherry

Ancylis myrtillana compared with Eugenia uniflora

Key Differences

• Bilberry Roller is Least Concern while Surinam cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Roller	Surinam cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Tortricidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Ancylis	Eugenia
Species	Ancylis myrtillana	Eugenia uniflora

Conservation Status

Bilberry Roller

LC — Least Concern

Surinam cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Roller	Surinam cherry
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.

Surinam cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Portugal, United Kingdom), North America (12 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.