Indian Gray Mongoose vs plicate door snail

Herpestes edwardsi compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Gray 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	Herpestes	Macrogastra
Species	Herpestes edwardsi	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Indian Gray Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Gray Mongoose	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Gray Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Italy, Kuwait, and United Arab Emirates.

plicate door snail

Habitat

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

Range

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