Burmese ferret-badger vs plicate door snail

Melogale personata compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Burmese ferret-badger plicate door snail
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters) Clausiliidae
Genus Melogale Macrogastra
Species Melogale personata Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Burmese ferret-badger and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Burmese ferret-badger

LC — Least Concern

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Burmese ferret-badger plicate door snail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese ferret-badger

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.

Burmese ferret-badger

The Burmese ferret-badger (Melogale personata) is a species in the genus Melogale. 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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