Broken-barred Roller vs Early Crocus

Ancylis unguicella compared with Crocus tommasinianus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken-barred Roller	Early Crocus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Tortricidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Ancylis	Crocus
Species	Ancylis unguicella	Crocus tommasinianus

Conservation Status

Broken-barred Roller

LC — Least Concern

Early Crocus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken-barred Roller	Early Crocus
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.

Early Crocus

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden