arctic cinquefoil vs Atlantic Ancula

Potentilla hyparctica compared with Ancula gibbosa

Key Differences

• arctic cinquefoil is Vulnerable while Atlantic Ancula is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic cinquefoil	Atlantic Ancula
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Goniodorididae
Genus	Potentilla	Ancula
Species	Potentilla hyparctica	Ancula gibbosa

Conservation Status

arctic cinquefoil

VU — Vulnerable

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

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

Atlantic Ancula

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

arctic cinquefoil

The Arctic cinquefoil (Potentilla hyparctica) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Vulnerable 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