black-calabash vs Turkish snail

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Helix lucorum

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Turkish snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Turkish snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Helicidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Helix
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Helix lucorum

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Turkish snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Turkish snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Turkish snail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

black-calabash

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