Bilberry Tortrix vs thatch palm

Aphelia viburnana compared with Coccothrinax crinita

Key Differences

• Bilberry Tortrix is Least Concern while thatch palm is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Tortricidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Aphelia	Coccothrinax
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Coccothrinax crinita

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

thatch palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	thatch palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bilberry Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

thatch palm

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bilberry Tortrix

The Bilberry Tortrix (Aphelia viburnana) is a species in the genus Aphelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.