Atlantic Ancula vs Squat Dandelion

Ancula gibbosa compared with Taraxacum naevosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	Squat Dandelion
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	Taraxacum
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Taraxacum naevosum

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Squat Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	Squat Dandelion
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.

Squat Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, 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.