Atlantic Ancula vs ground-pine

Ancula gibbosa compared with Ajuga chamaepitys

Key Differences

• Atlantic Ancula is Least Concern while ground-pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	ground-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Goniodorididae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Ancula	Ajuga
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Ajuga chamaepitys

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

ground-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	ground-pine
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.

ground-pine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden