Arctic grass vs sharp-ribbed door snail

Arctagrostis latifolia compared with Clausilia cruciata

Key Differences

• Arctic grass is Near Threatened while sharp-ribbed door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic grass	sharp-ribbed door snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Clausiliidae
Genus	Arctagrostis	Clausilia
Species	Arctagrostis latifolia	Clausilia cruciata

Conservation Status

Arctic grass

NT — Near Threatened

sharp-ribbed door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic grass	sharp-ribbed door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

sharp-ribbed door snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Arctic grass

The Arctic grass (Arctagrostis latifolia) is a species in the genus Arctagrostis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden