Broken-barred Roller vs erect spiderling

Ancylis unguicella compared with Boerhavia erecta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken-barred Roller	erect spiderling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Tortricidae	Nyctaginaceae
Genus	Ancylis	Boerhavia
Species	Ancylis unguicella	Boerhavia erecta

Conservation Status

Broken-barred Roller

LC — Least Concern

erect spiderling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken-barred Roller	erect spiderling
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.

erect spiderling

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.