Captain Cook's Bean Snail vs Gray-footed Spiny-rat

Partula faba compared with Proechimys poliopus

Key Differences

• Captain Cook's Bean Snail is Extinct in the Wild while Gray-footed Spiny-rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Captain Cook's Bean Snail	Gray-footed Spiny-rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Partulidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Partula	Proechimys
Species	Partula faba	Proechimys poliopus

Evolutionary Relationship

Captain Cook's Bean Snail and Gray-footed Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Gray-footed Spiny-rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Captain Cook's Bean Snail	Gray-footed Spiny-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.

Gray-footed Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

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.