milk snail vs Milk snail

Otala lactea compared with Otala punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	milk snail	Milk 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	Helicidae	Helicidae
Genus same	Otala	Otala
Species	Otala lactea	Otala punctata

Evolutionary Relationship

milk snail and Milk snail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Otala.

Conservation Status

milk snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Milk snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	milk snail	Milk snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

milk snail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay).

Milk snail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇱 Chile 🇳🇴 Norway 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇸 United States