Broom Flat-body vs Cone-Spur Bladderwort

Agonopterix scopariella compared with Utricularia gibba

Key Differences

Broom Flat-body is Near Threatened while Cone-Spur Bladderwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broom Flat-body	Cone-Spur Bladderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Depressariidae	Lentibulariaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Utricularia
Species	Agonopterix scopariella	Utricularia gibba

Conservation Status

Broom Flat-body

NT — Near Threatened

Cone-Spur Bladderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broom Flat-body	Cone-Spur Bladderwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broom Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Cone-Spur Bladderwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Broom Flat-body

The Broom Flat-Body (Agonopterix scopariella) is a species in the genus Agonopterix. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.