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

Critically Endangered

Alycaeus balingensis

Alycaeus balingensis

Alycaeus balingensis is a gastropod in the family Alycaeidae (order Architaenioglossa), recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Alycaeus balingensis
Taxonomy
Gastropoda · Architaenioglossa · Alycaeidae · Stomacosmethis

Appearance

Stomacosmethis balingensis is a land snail with a gill and an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Alycaeidae.

Range and habitat

No country pin is stored for Alycaeus balingensis on this catalog. That is a missing field, not proof the animal has no range.

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

Stomacosmethis balingensis is threatened by habitat destruction due to ongoing quarrying activities.

Alycaeus balingensis 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 Alycaeus balingensis — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q4738635. 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.

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Quick answers

What is Alycaeus balingensis?
Alycaeus balingensis is a gastropod in the family Alycaeidae (order Architaenioglossa).
What is the conservation status of Alycaeus balingensis?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Alycaeus balingensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Alycaeus balingensis live?
The distribution of S. Balingensis is limited to the limestone karst at Bukit Baling, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia.
Why is Alycaeus balingensis in crisis?
Stomacosmethis balingensis is threatened by habitat destruction due to ongoing quarrying activities.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Alycaeus balingensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Alycaeus balingensis a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.