Banded Wood Snail vs Smaller Banded Snail

Cepaea nemoralis compared with Cepaea hortensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Wood Snail	Smaller Banded 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	Helicidae	Helicidae
Genus same	Cepaea	Cepaea
Species	Cepaea nemoralis	Cepaea hortensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Wood Snail and Smaller Banded Snail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cepaea.

Conservation Status

Banded Wood Snail

LC — Least Concern

Smaller Banded Snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Wood Snail	Smaller Banded Snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

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).

Smaller Banded Snail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇺🇸 United States