plicate door snail vs Scarlet Macaw

Macrogastra plicatula compared with Ara macao

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	plicate door snail	Scarlet Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Mollusca (Moluska)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (siput)	Aves (burung)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Psittaciformes (Bayan)
Family	Clausiliidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Macrogastra	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Macrogastra plicatula	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

plicate door snail and Scarlet Macaw share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hewan)

Conservation Status

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	plicate door snail	Scarlet Macaw
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

plicate door snail

Habitat

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

Range

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

Scarlet Macaw

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Population trends indicate a declining trajectory in parts of its range.

Scarlet Macaw

One of the most brilliantly colored birds in the Americas, scarlet macaws display vivid red, yellow, and blue plumage with wingspans reaching 1 meter. Found in humid lowland forests from Mexico to Bolivia, they are highly intelligent, long-lived — up to 75 years — and form lifelong pair bonds. They travel long distances to clay licks where they consume mineral-rich soil to detoxify seeds. Listed as Least Concern but locally threatened by habitat loss and the pet trade.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway