Broken-barred Roller vs marsh thistle

Ancylis unguicella compared with Cirsium palustre

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broken-barred Roller marsh thistle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Tortricidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Ancylis Cirsium
Species Ancylis unguicella Cirsium palustre

Conservation Status

Broken-barred Roller

LC — Least Concern

marsh thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broken-barred Roller marsh thistle
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.

marsh thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.

marsh thistle

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