Atlantic Ancula vs Lesser Whipwort

Ancula gibbosa compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	Lesser Whipwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Goniodorididae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Ancula	Bazzania
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Bazzania tricrenata

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	Lesser Whipwort
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.

Lesser Whipwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and 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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden