Atlantic Ancula vs pale moonwort

Ancula gibbosa compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Atlantic Ancula is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Tracheophyta
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Goniodorididae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Ancula	Botrychium
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	pale moonwort
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.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.