Guiana Dolphin vs plicate door snail

Sotalia guianensis compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guiana Dolphin	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Clausiliidae
Genus	Sotalia	Macrogastra
Species	Sotalia guianensis	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guiana Dolphin	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guiana Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

plicate door snail

Habitat

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

Range

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