arctic buttercup vs Atlantic Ancula

Ranunculus hyperboreus compared with Ancula gibbosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic buttercup	Atlantic Ancula
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Goniodorididae
Genus	Ranunculus	Ancula
Species	Ranunculus hyperboreus	Ancula gibbosa

Conservation Status

arctic buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic buttercup	Atlantic Ancula
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

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

Atlantic Ancula

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

arctic buttercup

The Arctic buttercup (Ranunculus hyperboreus) is a species in the genus Ranunculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Atlantic Ancula

The Atlantic Ancula (Ancula gibbosa) is a species in the genus Ancula. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden