Atlantic Ancula vs currant soft scale

Ancula gibbosa compared with Eulecanium douglasi

Key Differences

• Atlantic Ancula is Least Concern while currant soft scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	currant soft scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Goniodorididae	Coccidae
Genus	Ancula	Eulecanium
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Eulecanium douglasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic Ancula and currant soft scale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

currant soft scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	currant soft scale
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.

currant soft scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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