Captain Cook's Bean Snail vs Fat Sand Rat

Partula faba compared with Psammomys obesus

Key Differences

• Captain Cook's Bean Snail is Extinct in the Wild while Fat Sand Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Captain Cook's Bean Snail	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Partulidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Partula	Psammomys
Species	Partula faba	Psammomys obesus

Evolutionary Relationship

Captain Cook's Bean Snail and Fat Sand Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Captain Cook's Bean Snail	Fat Sand Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

Habitat

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

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

The Captain Cook's Bean Snail (Partula faba) is a species in the genus Partula. It is currently classified as Extinct in the Wild (EW) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.