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

Critically Endangered

Opisthostoma fraternum

Opisthostoma fraternum

Opisthostoma fraternum is a gastropod in the family Diplommatinidae (order Architaenioglossa), recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Opisthostoma fraternum
Taxonomy
Gastropoda · Architaenioglossa · Diplommatinidae · Plectostoma

The gastropod

Gastropods are snails and slugs. The animal is the soft body; the shell, when present, is grown, not worn like a stone.

Range and habitat

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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

Opisthostoma fraternum 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 Opisthostoma fraternum — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q1610170. 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 Opisthostoma fraternum?
Opisthostoma fraternum is a gastropod in the family Diplommatinidae (order Architaenioglossa).
What is the conservation status of Opisthostoma fraternum?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Opisthostoma fraternum. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Opisthostoma fraternum live?
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Why is Opisthostoma fraternum in crisis?
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Opisthostoma fraternum?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Opisthostoma fraternum a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.