HainSchnirkelschnecke vs Gartenschnirkelschnecke

Cepaea nemoralis compared with Cepaea hortensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	HainSchnirkelschnecke	Gartenschnirkelschnecke
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Weichtiere)	Mollusca (Weichtiere)
Class same	Gastropoda (Schnecken)	Gastropoda (Schnecken)
Order same	Stylommatophora (Landlungenschnecken)	Stylommatophora (Landlungenschnecken)
Family same	Helicidae	Helicidae
Genus same	Cepaea	Cepaea
Species	Cepaea nemoralis	Cepaea hortensis

Evolutionary Relationship

HainSchnirkelschnecke and Gartenschnirkelschnecke share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cepaea.

Conservation Status

HainSchnirkelschnecke

LC — Least Concern

Gartenschnirkelschnecke

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	HainSchnirkelschnecke	Gartenschnirkelschnecke
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

HainSchnirkelschnecke

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

Gartenschnirkelschnecke

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

HainSchnirkelschnecke

The Banded Wood Snail (Cepaea nemoralis) is a species in the genus Cepaea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇺🇸 United States