Atlantic Ancula vs long yam

Ancula gibbosa compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Mollusca (연체동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Gastropoda (복족강)	Liliopsida (백합강)
Order	Nudibranchia (갯민숭달팽이)	Dioscoreales (마목)
Family	Goniodorididae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Ancula	Dioscorea
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	long yam
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.

long yam

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.