Atlantic Ancula vs Dilated Scalewort

Ancula gibbosa compared with Frullania dilatata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Goniodorididae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Ancula	Frullania
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	Dilated Scalewort
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.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.