Broken-barred Roller vs Chinaroot

Ancylis unguicella compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

• Broken-barred Roller is Least Concern while Chinaroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken-barred Roller	Chinaroot
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 unguicella	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Broken-barred Roller

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken-barred Roller	Chinaroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broken-barred Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Broken-barred Roller

The Broken-Barred Roller (Ancylis unguicella) 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.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada