Napo Spiny-rat vs plicate door snail

Proechimys quadruplicatus compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Napo Spiny-rat plicate door snail
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family Echimyidae Clausiliidae
Genus Proechimys Macrogastra
Species Proechimys quadruplicatus Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Napo Spiny-rat and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Napo Spiny-rat plicate door snail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Napo Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, 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.

Napo Spiny-rat

No description available.

plicate door snail

No description available.

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