Where does the Pfeiffer's Ramshorn Snail live?
Biomphalaria pfeifferi has 1,331 records in 29 countries and territories, from 1909 to 2023. Most records come from DR Congo.
- 1,331 records
- 29 places
- 74 years recorded
- Gastropoda class
AnimaliaMolluscaGastropodaPlanorbidaeBiomphalaria
When it is recorded
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Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 557 | |
| Niger | 255 | |
| Kenya | 151 | |
| South Africa | 71 | |
| Senegal | 46 | |
| Zimbabwe | 44 | |
| Uganda | 43 | |
| Sudan | 31 | |
| Benin | 16 | |
| Botswana | 15 | |
| Nigeria | 14 | |
| Rwanda | 14 | |
| Yemen | 11 | |
| Oman | 10 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 8 | |
| Chad | 8 | |
| Cameroon | 7 | |
| Burundi | 6 | |
| Malawi | 4 | |
| Zambia | 4 | |
| Madagascar | 3 | |
| Mozambique | 3 | |
| Egypt | 2 | |
| Ethiopia | 2 | |
| Ghana | 2 | |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | |
| Liberia | 1 | |
| Namibia | 1 | |
| ZZ | 1 |
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.