Atlantic Ancula vs Oily Pectis

Ancula gibbosa compared with Pectis tenuifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	Oily Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Goniodorididae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ancula	Pectis
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Pectis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Oily Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	Oily Pectis
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.

Oily Pectis

Habitat

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

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.