Javan Mongoose vs plicate door snail

Herpestes javanicus compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Mongoose	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (mollusques)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Herpestidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Herpestes	Macrogastra
Species	Herpestes javanicus	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Javan Mongoose and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Mongoose	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Javan Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Mauritius), Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Colombia, Guyana).

plicate door snail

Habitat

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

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway