Giant bandicoot vs plicate door snail

Peroryctes broadbenti compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Giant bandicoot is Endangered while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant bandicoot	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Peramelidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Peroryctes	Macrogastra
Species	Peroryctes broadbenti	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Giant bandicoot

EN — Endangered

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant bandicoot	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant bandicoot

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.