Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Achatinella stewartii (Achatinella stewartii), recorded as Critically Endangered
Achatinella stewartii (Achatinella stewartii). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Achatinella stewartii

Achatinella stewartii

Achatinella stewartii is a land snail in the family Achatinellidae (order Stylommatophora), recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Achatinella stewartii
CITES
Appendix I
Taxonomy
Gastropoda · Stylommatophora · Achatinellidae · Achatinella

Appearance

Achatinella stewartii (Green, 1827) is the type species of the subgenus Achatinellastrum.

Range and habitat

This species is endemic to Hawaii.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

Snails move on a single foot and feed with a rasping tongue. Island and spring species rarely recolonise once the site is emptied.

In crisis

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix I. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Achatinella stewartii is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Achatinella stewartii — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q307679. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Achatinella apexfulva (Achatinella apexfulva), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Achatinella apexfulva

Achatinella apexfulva
Photograph of Achatinella bellula (Achatinella bellula), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Achatinella bellula

Achatinella bellula
Photograph of Achatinella bulimoides (Achatinella bulimoides), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Achatinella bulimoides

Achatinella bulimoides
Photograph of Achatinella byronii (Achatinella byronii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Achatinella byronii

Achatinella byronii

Quick answers

What is Achatinella stewartii?
Achatinella stewartii is a land snail in the family Achatinellidae (order Stylommatophora).
What is the conservation status of Achatinella stewartii?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Achatinella stewartii. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Achatinella stewartii live?
This species is endemic to Hawaii.
Why is Achatinella stewartii in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Achatinella stewartii?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Achatinella stewartii a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.