Atlantic Ancula vs Fork-jawed Nomad Bee

Ancula gibbosa compared with Nomada ruficornis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	Fork-jawed Nomad Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (moluscos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Gastropoda (gastrópodos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)
Family	Goniodorididae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Ancula	Nomada
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Nomada ruficornis

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic Ancula and Fork-jawed Nomad Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Fork-jawed Nomad Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	Fork-jawed Nomad Bee
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.

Fork-jawed Nomad Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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