girdled snail vs Malagasy civet

Hygromia cinctella compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• girdled snail is Not Evaluated while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	girdled snail	Malagasy civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hygromiidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Hygromia	Fossa
Species	Hygromia cinctella	Fossa fossana

Evolutionary Relationship

girdled snail and Malagasy civet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

girdled snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	girdled snail	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

girdled snail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.