plicate door snail vs ventricose door snail

Macrogastra plicatula compared with Macrogastra ventricosa

Key Differences

• plicate door snail is Least Concern while ventricose door snail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	plicate door snail	ventricose door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class same	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order same	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family same	Clausiliidae	Clausiliidae
Genus same	Macrogastra	Macrogastra
Species	Macrogastra plicatula	Macrogastra ventricosa

Evolutionary Relationship

plicate door snail and ventricose door snail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Macrogastra.

Conservation Status

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

ventricose door snail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	plicate door snail	ventricose door snail
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.

ventricose door snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden