bastard copperleaf vs herald snail

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Carychium minimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	herald snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Ellobiida (Ellobiida)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Ellobiidae
Genus	Acalypha	Carychium
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Carychium minimum

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

herald snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	herald snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard copperleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

herald snail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

bastard copperleaf

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