beautiful grass snail vs ribbed grass snail

Vallonia pulchella compared with Vallonia costata

Key Differences

• beautiful grass snail is Vulnerable while ribbed grass snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beautiful grass snail	ribbed grass snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Mollusca (มอลลัสกา)	Mollusca (มอลลัสกา)
Class same	Gastropoda (ชั้นแกสโทรโพดา)	Gastropoda (ชั้นแกสโทรโพดา)
Order same	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family same	Valloniidae	Valloniidae
Genus same	Vallonia	Vallonia
Species	Vallonia pulchella	Vallonia costata

Evolutionary Relationship

beautiful grass snail and ribbed grass snail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Vallonia.

Conservation Status

beautiful grass snail

VU — Vulnerable

ribbed grass snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beautiful grass snail	ribbed grass snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beautiful grass snail

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

ribbed grass snail

Habitat

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

Range

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

beautiful grass snail

The Beautiful grass snail (Vallonia pulchella) is a species in the genus Vallonia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 13 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇱 Chile 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇱 Israel 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States