Atlantic Ancula vs creeping rush

Ancula gibbosa compared with Juncus subtilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	creeping rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Goniodorididae	Juncaceae
Genus	Ancula	Juncus
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Juncus subtilis

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

creeping rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	creeping rush
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.

creeping rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.