Garlic Snail vs Swiss glass-snail

Oxychilus alliarius compared with Oxychilus navarricus

Key Differences

• Garlic Snail is Vulnerable while Swiss glass-snail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Snail	Swiss glass-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	Oxychilidae	Oxychilidae
Genus same	Oxychilus	Oxychilus
Species	Oxychilus alliarius	Oxychilus navarricus

Evolutionary Relationship

Garlic Snail and Swiss glass-snail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oxychilus.

Conservation Status

Garlic Snail

VU — Vulnerable

Swiss glass-snail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Snail	Swiss glass-snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garlic Snail

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Swiss glass-snail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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