Azorean predacious diving beetle vs plicate door snail

Agabus godmanni compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Dytiscidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Agabus	Macrogastra
Species	Agabus godmanni	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Azorean predacious diving beetle and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azorean predacious diving beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

plicate door snail

Habitat

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

Range

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

Azorean predacious diving beetle

The Azorean predacious diving beetle (Agabus godmanni) is a species in the genus Agabus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.