Captain Cook's Bean Snail vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Partula faba compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Captain Cook's Bean Snail is Extinct in the Wild while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Captain Cook's Bean Snail	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Partulidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Partula	Ictidomys
Species	Partula faba	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Captain Cook's Bean Snail	Mexican Ground Squirrel
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.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

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.