Big-eared opossum vs plicate door snail

Didelphis aurita compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared opossum plicate door snail
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family Didelphidae Clausiliidae
Genus Didelphis Macrogastra
Species Didelphis aurita Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared opossum and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared opossum plicate door snail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

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.

Big-eared opossum

The Big-eared opossum (Didelphis aurita) is a species in the genus Didelphis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

plicate door snail

No description available.

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