Chestnut-breasted Whiteface vs plicate door snail

Aphelocephala pectoralis compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Chestnut-breasted Whiteface is Near Threatened while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-breasted Whiteface	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	Acanthizidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Aphelocephala	Macrogastra
Species	Aphelocephala pectoralis	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

NT — Near Threatened

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-breasted Whiteface	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

plicate door snail

Habitat

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

Range

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

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

The Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis) is a species in the genus Aphelocephala. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway