Alectryon vs plicate door snail

Alectryon tropicus compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	plicate door snail
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (mollusques)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Sapindaceae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Alectryon	Macrogastra
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Macrogastra plicatula

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

plicate door snail

Habitat

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

Range

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

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.