Brown Oak Tortrix vs Mountain Hemlock

Archips crataegana compared with Tsuga mertensiana

Key Differences

• Brown Oak Tortrix is Least Concern while Mountain Hemlock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Oak Tortrix	Mountain Hemlock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Tortricidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Archips	Tsuga
Species	Archips crataegana	Tsuga mertensiana

Conservation Status

Brown Oak Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Hemlock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Oak Tortrix	Mountain Hemlock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Oak Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mountain Hemlock

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Brown Oak Tortrix

The Brown Oak Tortrix (Archips crataegana) is a species in the genus Archips. 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden