Bulimulus hirsutus
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Bulimulus hirsutus is a species of gastropod in the Orthalicidae
family. It is endemic to Ecuador
. Its natural habitat
is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Orthalicidae
Orthalicidae are a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks are classified in the informal group Sigmurethra of the clade Stylommatophora...
family. It is endemic to Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
. Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland
Shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub or brush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity...
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Parent, C. 2003. Bulimulus hirsutus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.