Broken-barred Roller vs Crapemyrtle

Ancylis unguicella compared with Lagerstroemia indica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken-barred Roller	Crapemyrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Tortricidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Ancylis	Lagerstroemia
Species	Ancylis unguicella	Lagerstroemia indica

Conservation Status

Broken-barred Roller

LC — Least Concern

Crapemyrtle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken-barred Roller	Crapemyrtle
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.

Crapemyrtle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Croatia, Portugal), North America (10 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.