Bridge Roller vs Floating Fern

Ancylis uncella compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

Bridge Roller is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bridge Roller	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Tortricidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Ancylis	Salvinia
Species	Ancylis uncella	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Bridge Roller

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bridge Roller	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bridge Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.