Broken-barred Roller vs Northern Emerald

Ancylis unguicella compared with Somatochlora arctica

Key Differences

• Broken-barred Roller is Least Concern while Northern Emerald is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken-barred Roller	Northern Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Tortricidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Ancylis	Somatochlora
Species	Ancylis unguicella	Somatochlora arctica

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken-barred Roller and Northern Emerald share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (แมลง)

Conservation Status

Broken-barred Roller

LC — Least Concern

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken-barred Roller	Northern Emerald
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.

Northern Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.

Northern Emerald

Northern Emerald (Somatochlora arctica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden