Bael Fruit vs Captain Cook's Bean Snail

Aegle marmelos compared with Partula faba

Key Differences

Bael Fruit is Near Threatened while Captain Cook's Bean Snail is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bael Fruit	Captain Cook's Bean Snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Rutaceae	Partulidae
Genus	Aegle	Partula
Species	Aegle marmelos	Partula faba

Conservation Status

Bael Fruit

NT — Near Threatened

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bael Fruit	Captain Cook's Bean Snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bael Fruit

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

Habitat

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

Bael Fruit

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

The Captain Cook's Bean Snail (Partula faba) is a species in the genus Partula. It is currently classified as Extinct in the Wild (EW) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.