Bird's Eye vs eccentric grass snail

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Vallonia excentrica

Key Differences

  • Bird's Eye is Least Concern while eccentric grass snail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye eccentric grass snail
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family Sapindaceae Valloniidae
Genus Alectryon Vallonia
Species Alectryon subcinereus Vallonia excentrica

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

eccentric grass snail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye eccentric grass snail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

eccentric grass snail

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) 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.

eccentric grass snail

No description available.

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