contracted glass snail vs crystal snail

Vitrea contracta compared with Vitrea crystallina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	contracted glass snail	crystal snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Mollusca (연체동물)	Mollusca (연체동물)
Class same	Gastropoda (복족강)	Gastropoda (복족강)
Order same	Stylommatophora (병안목)	Stylommatophora (병안목)
Family same	Pristilomatidae	Pristilomatidae
Genus same	Vitrea	Vitrea
Species	Vitrea contracta	Vitrea crystallina

Evolutionary Relationship

contracted glass snail and crystal snail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Vitrea.

Conservation Status

contracted glass snail

LC — Least Concern

crystal snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	contracted glass snail	crystal snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

contracted glass snail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

crystal snail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

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