Alder vs girdled snail

Alnus glutinosa compared with Hygromia cinctella

Key Differences

• Alder is Least Concern while girdled snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	girdled snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Betulaceae	Hygromiidae
Genus	Alnus	Hygromia
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Hygromia cinctella

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

girdled snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	girdled snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

girdled snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Alder

The Alder (Alnus glutinosa) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden