Gambian Mongoose vs plicate door snail

Mungos gambianus compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gambian Mongoose	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	Herpestidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Mungos	Macrogastra
Species	Mungos gambianus	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gambian Mongoose	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gambian Mongoose

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.