Carpentarian dunnart vs plicate door snail

Sminthopsis butleri compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Carpentarian dunnart is Vulnerable while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carpentarian dunnart	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Dasyuridae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Macrogastra
Species	Sminthopsis butleri	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carpentarian dunnart

VU — Vulnerable

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carpentarian dunnart	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carpentarian dunnart

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.

Carpentarian dunnart

The Carpentarian Dunnart (Sminthopsis butleri) is a species in the genus Sminthopsis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.