Falkland Island fox vs plicate door snail

Dusicyon australis compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Falkland Island fox is Extinct while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Falkland Island fox	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	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Clausiliidae
Genus	Dusicyon	Macrogastra
Species	Dusicyon australis	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Falkland Island fox and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Falkland Island fox

EX — Extinct

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Falkland Island fox	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Falkland Island fox

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.