Atlantic Ancula vs lizard crystalwort

Ancula gibbosa compared with Riccia bifurca

Key Differences

• Atlantic Ancula is Least Concern while lizard crystalwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	lizard crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Mollusca (moluscos)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Gastropoda (gastrópodos)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Goniodorididae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Ancula	Riccia
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Riccia bifurca

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

lizard crystalwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	lizard crystalwort
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.

lizard crystalwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden