Bilberry Roller vs root-eating beetle

Ancylis myrtillana compared with Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Roller	root-eating beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class same	Insecta (böcek)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Coleoptera (Kın kanatlılar)
Family	Tortricidae	Monotomidae
Genus	Ancylis	Rhizophagus
Species	Ancylis myrtillana	Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bilberry Roller and root-eating beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (böcek)

Conservation Status

Bilberry Roller

LC — Least Concern

root-eating beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Roller	root-eating beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bilberry Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

root-eating beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Bilberry Roller

The Bilberry Roller (Ancylis myrtillana) 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden