Desmoulin's Whorl Snail vs Narrow Mouthed Whorl Snail

Vertigo moulinsiana compared with Vertigo angustior

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmoulin's Whorl Snail	Narrow Mouthed Whorl Snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Mollusca (động vật thân mềm)	Mollusca (động vật thân mềm)
Class same	Gastropoda (Lớp Chân bụng)	Gastropoda (Lớp Chân bụng)
Order same	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family same	Vertiginidae	Vertiginidae
Genus same	Vertigo	Vertigo
Species	Vertigo moulinsiana	Vertigo angustior

Evolutionary Relationship

Desmoulin's Whorl Snail and Narrow Mouthed Whorl Snail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Vertigo.

Conservation Status

Desmoulin's Whorl Snail

NT — Near Threatened

Narrow Mouthed Whorl Snail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmoulin's Whorl Snail	Narrow Mouthed Whorl Snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desmoulin's Whorl Snail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Narrow Mouthed Whorl Snail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine