Spotted Sandpiper vs tiny door snail

Actitis macularius compared with Clausilia rugosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spotted Sandpiper	tiny door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Scolopacidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Actitis	Clausilia
Species	Actitis macularius	Clausilia rugosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Spotted Sandpiper and tiny door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

tiny door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spotted Sandpiper	tiny door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Spotted Sandpiper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

tiny door snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Spotted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway