Eastern Mole vs plicate door snail

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Talpidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Scalopus	Macrogastra
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

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.