Atlantic Ancula vs Yellow Dodder

Ancula gibbosa compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Atlantic Ancula is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Mollusca (연체동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Gastropoda (복족강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Nudibranchia (갯민숭달팽이)	Solanales (가지목)
Family	Goniodorididae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Ancula	Cuscuta
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	Yellow Dodder
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.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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