plicate door snail vs Rock Partridge

Macrogastra plicatula compared with Alectoris graeca

Key Differences

• plicate door snail is Least Concern while Rock Partridge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	plicate door snail	Rock Partridge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Clausiliidae	Phasianidae
Genus	Macrogastra	Alectoris
Species	Macrogastra plicatula	Alectoris graeca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Rock Partridge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	plicate door snail	Rock Partridge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Rock Partridge

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Rock Partridge

Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇦 Ukraine