Atlantic Ancula vs Passerine tick

Ancula gibbosa compared with Ixodes frontalis

Key Differences

• Atlantic Ancula is Least Concern while Passerine tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	Passerine tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Goniodorididae	Ixodidae
Genus	Ancula	Ixodes
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Ixodes frontalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic Ancula and Passerine tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Passerine tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	Passerine tick
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.

Passerine tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden