European Ground Squirrel vs plicate door snail

Spermophilus citellus compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• European Ground Squirrel is Endangered while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European Ground Squirrel	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Clausiliidae
Genus	Spermophilus	Macrogastra
Species	Spermophilus citellus	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

European Ground Squirrel and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

European Ground Squirrel

EN — Endangered

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European Ground Squirrel	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

European Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

plicate door snail

Habitat

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

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇦 Ukraine