Blue-banded Kingfisher vs keeled disc snail

Alcedo euryzona compared with Discus perspectivus

Key Differences

• Blue-banded Kingfisher is Critically Endangered while keeled disc snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-banded Kingfisher	keeled disc snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Alcedinidae	Discidae
Genus	Alcedo	Discus
Species	Alcedo euryzona	Discus perspectivus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-banded Kingfisher and keeled disc snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-banded Kingfisher

CR — Critically Endangered

keeled disc snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-banded Kingfisher	keeled disc snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-banded Kingfisher

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

keeled disc snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Ukraine.

Blue-banded Kingfisher

The Blue-banded Kingfisher (Alcedo euryzona) is a species in the genus Alcedo. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.