Inquisitive Shrew Mole vs plicate door snail

Uropsilus investigator compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Inquisitive Shrew Mole is Data Deficient while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Inquisitive Shrew Mole	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Talpidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Uropsilus	Macrogastra
Species	Uropsilus investigator	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Inquisitive Shrew Mole and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Inquisitive Shrew Mole	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

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.