Black-winged Starling vs plicate door snail

Acridotheres melanopterus compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Black-winged Starling is Endangered while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-winged Starling	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Sturnidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Acridotheres	Macrogastra
Species	Acridotheres melanopterus	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-winged Starling and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-winged Starling

EN — Endangered

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-winged Starling	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-winged Starling

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. 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.

Black-winged Starling

The Black-winged Starling (Acridotheres melanopterus) is a species in the genus Acridotheres. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway