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Mouse-eared snail

Myosotella myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The mouse-eared snail (Myosotella myosotis) is a species in the family Ellobiidae.

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Quick facts about the mouse-eared snail

Weight
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mouse-eared snail live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the mouse-eared snail as introduced in 3 countries.

  1. Australia
  2. Canada
  3. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the mouse-eared snail endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the mouse-eared snail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. familyEllobiidae
  5. genusMyosotella
  6. SpeciesMyosotella myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801)

Synonyms Alexia acuminata, Alexia algerica, Alexia algerica var. quadriplicata, Alexia armoricana, Alexia balearica, Alexia bermudensis, Alexia biasolettiana, Alexia bidentata f. americana, Alexia cossoni, Alexia denticulata, Alexia enhalia, Alexia exilis, Alexia globulus, Alexia kutschigiana, Alexia letourneuxi, Alexia loweana, Alexia meridionalis, Alexia micheli var. elongata, Alexia micheli var. incrassata, Alexia micheli var. minor, Alexia micheli var. triplicata, Alexia myosotis, Alexia myosotis var. hiriarti, Alexia myosotis var. marylandica, Alexia myosotis var. varicosa, Alexia obsoleta, Alexia oranica, Alexia parva, Alexia payraudeaui, Alexia pechaudi, Alexia personata, Alexia pulchella, Alexia reflexilabris, Alexia ringicula, Alexia setifer, Alexia setifer var. tenuis, Alexia subflava, Alexia terrestris, Auricula biasolettiana, Auricula bicolor, Auricula bicolor var. subarmata, Auricula botteriana, Auricula ciliata, Auricula dubia, Auricula kutschigiana, Auricula meridionalis, Auricula microstoma, Auricula myosotis, Auricula myosotis var. adriatica, Auricula myosotis var. elongata, Auricula payraudeaui, Auricula reflexilabris, Auricula sayi, Auricula scrobiculata, Auricula subarmata, Auricula tenella, Auricula veneta, Auricula vespertina, Auricula watsoni, Auricula watsoni scrobiculata, Carychium personatum, Conovulus myosotis, Flexia myosotis, Jaminia quinquidens, Leuconia ciliata, Leuconia microstoma, Leuconia sayi, Melampus borealis, Melampus gracilis, Melampus turritus, Myosotella denticulata, Ovatella denticulata, Ovatella gracilis, Ovatella kutschigiana, Ovatella microstoma, Ovatella myosois, Ovatella myosotis, Ovatella myosotis salentina, Ovatella myosotis var. ringens, Phytia myosotis, Pythia acuminata, Pythia letourneuxi, Pythia letourneuxi var. tanousi, Tralia myosotis, Tralia myosotis f. junior, Voluta denticulata, Voluta reflexa, Voluta ringens

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Brownish yellow PhytiaEnglish
  • Mouse-eared marsh snailEnglish
  • Saltmarsh pulmonateEnglish
  • حلزون أذن الفأرArabic
  • elobia evropskáCzech
  • evesneglDanish
  • MäuseöhrchenGerman
  • ovatelle naine des vasesFrench
  • מלחית החופיםHebrew
  • Chiocciola di laguna giallo-brunaItalian
  • MuizeoortjeDutch
  • stranddvärgsnäckaSwedish
  • Ellobie des rochersFrench
  • Grande ellobieFrench
  • Gewoon muizenoortjeDutch
  • gewoon muizeoortjeDutch
  • Meertandig muizeoortjeDutch
  • MuizenoortjeDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mouse-eared snail

Other species in the same genus Myosotella.

CompareMouse-eared snail vs Myosotella benoistiMouse-eared snail vs Myosotella bicolorMouse-eared snail vs Myosotella blesensisMouse-eared snail vs Myosotella boissyi

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the mouse-eared snail an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the mouse-eared snail as introduced in 3 countries: Australia, Canada and United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mouse-eared snail (Myosotella myosotis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mouse-eared-snail

MLA

“Mouse-eared snail (Myosotella myosotis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mouse-eared-snail.

BibTeX
@misc{mouse_eared_snail_2026,
  title = {Mouse-eared snail (Myosotella myosotis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mouse-eared-snail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}