Bauchige Windelschnecke vs Moor-Windelschnecke

Vertigo moulinsiana compared with Vertigo lilljeborgi

Key Differences

• Bauchige Windelschnecke is Near Threatened while Moor-Windelschnecke is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bauchige Windelschnecke	Moor-Windelschnecke
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	Vertiginidae	Vertiginidae
Genus same	Vertigo	Vertigo
Species	Vertigo moulinsiana	Vertigo lilljeborgi

Evolutionary Relationship

Bauchige Windelschnecke and Moor-Windelschnecke share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Vertigo.

Conservation Status

Bauchige Windelschnecke

NT — Near Threatened

Moor-Windelschnecke

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bauchige Windelschnecke	Moor-Windelschnecke
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bauchige Windelschnecke

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Moor-Windelschnecke

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, France, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden