Arctic grass vs plicate door snail

Arctagrostis latifolia compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Arctic grass is Near Threatened while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic grass	plicate door snail
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Mollusca (연체동물)
Class	Liliopsida (백합강)	Gastropoda (복족강)
Order	Poales (벼목)	Stylommatophora (병안목)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Clausiliidae
Genus	Arctagrostis	Macrogastra
Species	Arctagrostis latifolia	Macrogastra plicatula

Conservation Status

Arctic grass

NT — Near Threatened

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic grass	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

plicate door snail

Habitat

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

Range

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

Arctic grass

The Arctic grass (Arctagrostis latifolia) is a species in the genus Arctagrostis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden