Bradybaena similaris Férussac, 1821

Bradybaena similaris are known as intermediate hosts (Araújo & Bessa, 1993; Grewal et al., 2003). However, most parasites that use molluscs as intermediate hosts accept a broad range of host snail and slug species (Grewal et al., 2003). Thus, it is likely that other invasive species might act as intermediate hosts and transfer parasites to wildlife. There are no surveys on the frequency of parasite transmission to wildlife by invasive snail species and there are no reports of declines of wildlife population caused by parasitic diseases involving invasive mollusc species as intermediate hosts. (Nurinsiyah and Hausdorf, 2019)

Bradybaena similaris, may eat the green parts and fruits of a wide variety of plants, including native species (Kalshoven, 1950; Mead, 1961, 1979; Raut & Ghose, 1984; Raut & Mandal, 1984; Raut & Barker, 2002; Rueda et al., 2002; Mordan et al., 2003; Herbert, 2010). However, they generally prefer decomposing plant material to green plant matter (Raut & Ghose, 1984). (Nurinsiyah and Hausdorf, 2019)