Brazilian Teal vs plicate door snail

Amazonetta brasiliensis compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Teal	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Anatidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Amazonetta	Macrogastra
Species	Amazonetta brasiliensis	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian Teal and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brazilian Teal

LC — Least Concern

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Teal	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian Teal

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

plicate door snail

Habitat

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

Range

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

Brazilian Teal

Brazilian Teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway