Musaraña Alpina vs plicate door snail

Sorex alpinus compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Musaraña Alpina is Near Threatened while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Musaraña Alpina	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Mollusca (moluscos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Gastropoda (gastrópodos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Soricidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Sorex	Macrogastra
Species	Sorex alpinus	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Musaraña Alpina

NT — Near Threatened

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Musaraña Alpina	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Musaraña Alpina

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

plicate door snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Musaraña Alpina

The Alpine Shrew (Sorex alpinus) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Found in Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇦 Ukraine