Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys vs common door snail

Thomasomys cinnameus compared with Clausilia bidentata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys common door snail
Kingdom same Animalia (animal) Animalia (animal)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Mollusca (mollusques)
Class Mammalia (mammifères) Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family Cricetidae Clausiliidae
Genus Thomasomys Clausilia
Species Thomasomys cinnameus Clausilia bidentata

Evolutionary Relationship

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys and common door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

common door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys common door snail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

common door snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

The Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys (Thomasomys cinnameus) is a species in the genus Thomasomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

common door snail

<em>Clausilia bidentata</em>, the common door snail, is a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae. This species is distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, where it typically inhabits moist terrestrial environments including deciduous woodlands, rocky slopes, hedgerows, and the margins of freshwater habitats. The common door snail is recognized by its elongated, sinistral (left-handed) shell, which is a distinctive trait of the family Clausiliidae. The shell is typically brown to gray and reaches approximately 12–15 millimeters in length. <em>Clausilia bidentata</em> generally feeds on algae, lichens, fungi, and decaying plant material by rasping food with a radula. It often shelters under bark, stones, and leaf litter during dry or cold conditions. Like many clausiliids, it possesses a complex internal shell structure called a clausilium that closes the shell aperture to reduce desiccation. The species is assessed as Least Concern, reflecting stable populations across its European range. Detailed biological traits beyond those noted here are not extensively documented in the current scientific literature.

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