Alectryon vs lesser slippery moss snail

Alectryon tropicus compared with Cochlicopa lubricella

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while lesser slippery moss snail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	lesser slippery moss snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cochlicopidae
Genus	Alectryon	Cochlicopa
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Cochlicopa lubricella

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

lesser slippery moss snail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	lesser slippery moss snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

lesser slippery moss snail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (9 countries), and North America (United States).

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.