Alder vs tiny door snail

Alnus glutinosa compared with Clausilia rugosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	tiny door 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	Clausiliidae
Genus	Alnus	Clausilia
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Clausilia rugosa

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

tiny door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	tiny door 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).

tiny door snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway