Atlantic Ancula vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Ancula gibbosa compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Atlantic Ancula is Least Concern while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Goniodorididae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Ancula	Colchicum
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	Thin-flowered Colchicum
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.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.