Hooded seal vs plicate door snail

Cystophora cristata compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Hooded seal is Endangered while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooded seal	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Clausiliidae
Genus	Cystophora	Macrogastra
Species	Cystophora cristata	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hooded seal

EN — Endangered

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hooded seal	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hooded seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

plicate door snail

Habitat

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

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway