Atlantic Ancula vs Elephant Apple

Ancula gibbosa compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Goniodorididae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Ancula	Dillenia
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.