Ricin vs plicate door snail

Ricinus communis compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Ricin is Not Evaluated while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ricin	plicate door snail
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (mollusques)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Ricinus	Macrogastra
Species	Ricinus communis	Macrogastra plicatula

Conservation Status

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ricin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

plicate door snail

Habitat

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

Range

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

Ricin

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden