Grove Snail - Distribution

Distribution

Its native distribution is from northern and western Europe to central Europe:

Western Europe:

  • Ireland
  • Great Britain. It is rare and scattered in northern Scotland and it is obviously introduced there. (It does not live on the Hebrides, Orkney or Shetland.) It seems to have been affected by air pollution and soil acidification in some parts of England.
  • France
  • Netherlands
  • Switzerland

Central Europe:

  • Austria
  • Germany
  • in the east to northwestern Poland
  • Czech Republic - least concern (LC)
  • SW Hungary

Southern Europe:

  • southern Portugal
  • central Spain
  • Bosnia
  • in Italy to Lucania

Northern Europe:

  • in the north to southern Sweden

Eastern Europe:

  • Latvia
  • Kaliningrad
  • Estonia (Hiiumaa island)
  • Ukraine

No doubt aided by human transport, it is a good colonizer, and is often found in gardens, parks and abandoned land in cities. In eastern Europe it occurs in urban areas. More recently, the grove snail has been introduced to North America, and has established itself in various places. Also in Venezuela.

The white-lipped snail has a similar range, but that species extends further north to border the Arctic.

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