Madeiran Pipistrelle vs plicate door snail

Pipistrellus maderensis compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Madeiran Pipistrelle is Vulnerable while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madeiran Pipistrelle	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Pipistrellus	Macrogastra
Species	Pipistrellus maderensis	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Madeiran Pipistrelle

VU — Vulnerable

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madeiran Pipistrelle	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madeiran Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.