cellar glass snail vs Swiss glass-snail

Oxychilus cellarius compared with Oxychilus navarricus

Key Differences

  • cellar glass snail is Least Concern while Swiss glass-snail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank cellar glass snail Swiss glass-snail
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Mollusca (Moluscos) Mollusca (Moluscos)
Class same Gastropoda (Gastrópodes) Gastropoda (Gastrópodes)
Order same Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora) Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family same Oxychilidae Oxychilidae
Genus same Oxychilus Oxychilus
Species Oxychilus cellarius Oxychilus navarricus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

cellar glass snail

LC — Least Concern

Swiss glass-snail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute cellar glass snail Swiss glass-snail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

cellar glass snail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

Swiss glass-snail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

cellar glass snail

The Cellar Glass Snail (Oxychilus cellarius) is a species in the genus Oxychilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Belgium', 'Chile', 'Denmark', 'Finland', 'France'].

Swiss glass-snail

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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