Atlantic Ancula vs dooryard sowbug

Ancula gibbosa compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Goniodorididae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Ancula	Porcellio
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic Ancula and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	dooryard sowbug
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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden