Blue star vs girdled snail

Amsonia orientalis compared with Hygromia cinctella

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while girdled snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	girdled snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Apocynaceae	Hygromiidae
Genus	Amsonia	Hygromia
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Hygromia cinctella

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

girdled snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	girdled snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue star

Habitat

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

girdled snail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.