{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "snail",
  "name": "Garden Snail",
  "scientificName": "Cornu aspersum",
  "category": "Invertebrate",
  "summary": "The garden snail is a small land mollusk that carries a coiled shell on its back and glides on a single muscular foot over a trail of mucus. It is a slow-moving plant eater common in gardens across much of the world. Garden snails are hermaphrodites, breathe air through a simple lung, and usually live 2 to 5 years.",
  "conservationStatus": "Least Concern",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Mollusca",
    "class": "Gastropoda",
    "order": null,
    "family": null,
    "genus": null
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 0.012,
    "lengthM": 0.03,
    "topSpeedKmh": 0.05,
    "lifespanYears": 5
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Cornu aspersum"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Herbivore (leaves, fruit, vegetables)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "Gardens, woodlands, hedgerows, and farmland"
    },
    {
      "label": "Lifespan",
      "value": "2–5 years (longer in captivity)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Size",
      "value": "Shell about 3 cm (1.2 in) across"
    },
    {
      "label": "Top speed",
      "value": "About 0.05 km/h (very slow)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Least Concern (IUCN)"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "Native to the Mediterranean and western Europe, now found in gardens across much of the world.",
    "continents": [
      "Europe",
      "Africa",
      "North America",
      "South America",
      "Oceania",
      "Asia"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "citation": "IUCN Red List — Cornu aspersum.",
      "url": "https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=Cornu%20aspersum&searchType=species"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Animal Diversity Web — Cornu aspersum. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.",
      "url": "https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Cornu_aspersum/"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Wikipedia — Garden Snail.",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornu_aspersum"
    }
  ],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/snail/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/snail/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}