Broken-barred Roller vs Transparent tunicate

Ancylis unguicella compared with Ciona savignyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken-barred Roller	Transparent tunicate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Phlebobranchia
Family	Tortricidae	Cionidae
Genus	Ancylis	Ciona
Species	Ancylis unguicella	Ciona savignyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken-barred Roller and Transparent tunicate share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broken-barred Roller

LC — Least Concern

Transparent tunicate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken-barred Roller	Transparent tunicate
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.

Transparent tunicate

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Russia), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina).

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 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway