Calamus vs Lister's River Snail

Acorus calamus compared with Viviparus contectus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Lister's River Snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Acoraceae	Viviparidae
Genus	Acorus	Viviparus
Species	Acorus calamus	Viviparus contectus

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Lister's River Snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Lister's River Snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Calamus

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Lister's River Snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Calamus

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