Black Bent vs radiated snail

Agrostis gigantea compared with Discus rotundatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Bent radiated 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) Discidae
Genus Agrostis Discus
Species Agrostis gigantea Discus rotundatus

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

radiated snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Bent radiated snail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

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).

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

radiated snail

No description available.

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