girdled snail vs hedge snail

Hygromia cinctella compared with Hygromia limbata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	girdled snail	hedge snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class same	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order same	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family same	Hygromiidae	Hygromiidae
Genus same	Hygromia	Hygromia
Species	Hygromia cinctella	Hygromia limbata

Evolutionary Relationship

girdled snail and hedge snail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hygromia.

Conservation Status

girdled snail

NE — Not Evaluated

hedge snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	girdled snail	hedge snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

girdled snail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

hedge snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom