Broken-barred Roller vs Parallel-leaved Dandelion

Ancylis unguicella compared with Taraxacum xiphoideum

Key Differences

Broken-barred Roller is Least Concern while Parallel-leaved Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken-barred Roller	Parallel-leaved Dandelion
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	Taraxacum
Species	Ancylis unguicella	Taraxacum xiphoideum

Conservation Status

Broken-barred Roller

LC — Least Concern

Parallel-leaved Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken-barred Roller	Parallel-leaved Dandelion
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.

Parallel-leaved Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland and Norway.

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.