Banded Wood Snail vs Polar bear

Cepaea nemoralis compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

• Banded Wood Snail is Least Concern while Polar bear is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Wood Snail	Polar bear
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Mollusca (มอลลัสกา)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Gastropoda (ชั้นแกสโทรโพดา)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Helicidae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Cepaea	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Cepaea nemoralis	Ursus maritimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Wood Snail and Polar bear share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Banded Wood Snail

LC — Least Concern

Polar bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Wood Snail	Polar bear
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	2.4 m
Average Weight	—	450.0 kg

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).

Polar bear

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Polar bear

The largest land carnivore on Earth, polar bears can exceed 700 kg and are found across Arctic sea ice from Canada to Russia. Highly specialized marine mammals that rely on sea ice to hunt ringed and bearded seals. Excellent swimmers capable of covering vast distances in open water. Listed as Vulnerable, with populations under severe pressure from rapid Arctic sea ice loss due to climate change.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway