Bed-jacket vs radiated snail

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Discus rotundatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket radiated snail
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family Sapindaceae Discidae
Genus Alectryon Discus
Species Alectryon tomentosus Discus rotundatus

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

radiated snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket radiated snail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

radiated snail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

radiated snail

No description available.

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