black gloss vs hollowed glass snail

Zonitoides nitidus compared with Zonitoides excavatus

Key Differences

• black gloss is Least Concern while hollowed glass snail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black gloss	hollowed glass snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Mollusca (mollusques)	Mollusca (mollusques)
Class same	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order same	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family same	Gastrodontidae	Gastrodontidae
Genus same	Zonitoides	Zonitoides
Species	Zonitoides nitidus	Zonitoides excavatus

Evolutionary Relationship

black gloss and hollowed glass snail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Zonitoides.

Conservation Status

black gloss

LC — Least Concern

hollowed glass snail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black gloss	hollowed glass snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black gloss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Uruguay).

hollowed glass snail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

black gloss

The Black Gloss (Zonitoides nitidus) is a species in the genus Zonitoides. 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 5 countries:

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