Acanthus vs plicate door snail

Acanthus ebracteatus compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acanthus	plicate door snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Acanthaceae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Acanthus	Macrogastra
Species	Acanthus ebracteatus	Macrogastra plicatula

Conservation Status

Acanthus

LC — Least Concern

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acanthus	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acanthus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

plicate door snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Acanthus

The Acanthus (Acanthus ebracteatus) is a species in the genus Acanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.