Broken-barred Roller vs white evening-primrose

Ancylis unguicella compared with Oenothera speciosa

Key Differences

• Broken-barred Roller is Least Concern while white evening-primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken-barred Roller	white evening-primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Tortricidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Ancylis	Oenothera
Species	Ancylis unguicella	Oenothera speciosa

Conservation Status

Broken-barred Roller

LC — Least Concern

white evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken-barred Roller	white evening-primrose
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.

white evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden