Atlantic Ancula vs Delicate Buttercup

Ancula gibbosa compared with Ranunculus confervoides

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	Delicate Buttercup
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.

Delicate Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.