Captain Cook's Bean Snail vs Grosse Tümmler, Grosstümmler

Partula faba compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

• Captain Cook's Bean Snail is Extinct in the Wild while Grosse Tümmler, Grosstümmler is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Captain Cook's Bean Snail	Grosse Tümmler, Grosstümmler
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Mollusca (Weichtiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Gastropoda (Schnecken)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Stylommatophora (Landlungenschnecken)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Partulidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Partula	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Partula faba	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Captain Cook's Bean Snail and Grosse Tümmler, Grosstümmler share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Grosse Tümmler, Grosstümmler

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Captain Cook's Bean Snail	Grosse Tümmler, Grosstümmler
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	45 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

Habitat

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

Grosse Tümmler, Grosstümmler

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

Grosse Tümmler, Grosstümmler

The most studied and recognized dolphin species, bottlenose dolphins inhabit warm and temperate oceans worldwide, from coastal shallows to the open sea. Highly intelligent with large brains relative to body size, they demonstrate self-recognition, complex communication, and social learning. They live in fluid fission-fusion societies and cooperate to herd fish. A keystone indicator species for marine ecosystem health.