Broken-barred Roller vs Shamel ash

Ancylis unguicella compared with Fraxinus uhdei

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken-barred Roller	Shamel ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Tortricidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Ancylis	Fraxinus
Species	Ancylis unguicella	Fraxinus uhdei

Conservation Status

Broken-barred Roller

LC — Least Concern

Shamel ash

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken-barred Roller	Shamel ash
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.

Shamel ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), and South America (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.