Atlantic Ancula vs Gray Alder

Ancula gibbosa compared with Alnus incana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	Gray Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Goniodorididae	Betulaceae
Genus	Ancula	Alnus
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Alnus incana

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Gray Alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	Gray Alder
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.

Gray Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (10 countries), and North America (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.