Atlantic Ancula vs Berry Fern

Ancula gibbosa compared with Cystopteris bulbifera

Key Differences

• Atlantic Ancula is Least Concern while Berry Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	Berry Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Tracheophyta
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Goniodorididae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Ancula	Cystopteris
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Cystopteris bulbifera

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Berry Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	Berry Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Ancula

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Berry Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Czech Republic, and United States.

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.

Berry Fern

The Berry Fern (Cystopteris bulbifera) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.