Captain Cook's Bean Snail vs Lion

Partula faba compared with Panthera leo

Key Differences

Captain Cook's Bean Snail is Extinct in the Wild while Lion is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Captain Cook's Bean Snail	Lion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Partulidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Partula	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Partula faba	Panthera leo

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Lion

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Captain Cook's Bean Snail	Lion
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	2.5 m
Average Weight	—	190.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

Habitat

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

Lion

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Kenya. 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.

Lion

The largest wild cat in Africa, lions reach up to 250 kg and are the only social felids, living in prides across sub-Saharan savannas and grasslands. Males are distinguished by their iconic manes. As apex predators, they regulate herbivore populations and maintain ecosystem balance. Listed as Vulnerable due to habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict.