Downland Drill vs Obscure Drill

Dichrorampha consortana compared with Dichrorampha aeratana

Key Differences

• Downland Drill is Vulnerable while Obscure Drill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downland Drill	Obscure Drill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family same	Tortricidae	Tortricidae
Genus same	Dichrorampha	Dichrorampha
Species	Dichrorampha consortana	Dichrorampha aeratana

Evolutionary Relationship

Downland Drill and Obscure Drill share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dichrorampha.

Conservation Status

Downland Drill

VU — Vulnerable

Obscure Drill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downland Drill	Obscure Drill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Downland Drill

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Obscure Drill

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden