Arnoux's beaked whale vs plicate door snail

Berardius arnuxii compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arnoux's beaked whale	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Berardius	Macrogastra
Species	Berardius arnuxii	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Arnoux's beaked whale and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arnoux's beaked whale

LC — Least Concern

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arnoux's beaked whale	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arnoux's beaked whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

plicate door snail

Habitat

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

Range

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

Arnoux's beaked whale

The Arnoux's beaked whale, Berardius arnuxii, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.