Banded Wood Snail vs Oso Polar

Cepaea nemoralis compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

• Banded Wood Snail is Least Concern while Oso Polar is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Wood Snail	Oso Polar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (moluscos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Gastropoda (gastrópodos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Helicidae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Cepaea	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Cepaea nemoralis	Ursus maritimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Wood Snail and Oso Polar share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded Wood Snail

LC — Least Concern

Oso Polar

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Wood Snail	Oso Polar
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	2.4 m
Average Weight	—	450.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Wood Snail

Habitat

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

Range

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

Oso Polar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Banded Wood Snail

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.

Oso Polar

El mayor carnivoro terrestre de la Tierra, el oso polar puede superar los 700 kg y se encuentra en el hielo marino del Artico, desde Canada hasta Rusia. Es un mamifero marino altamente especializado que depende del hielo marino para cazar focas anilladas y barbadas. Excelente nadador capaz de cubrir grandes distancias en agua abierta. Clasificado como Vulnerable, sus poblaciones soportan una presion severa por la rapida perdida de hielo marino artico debida al cambio climatico.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway