Baleia-comum vs plicate door snail

Balaenoptera physalus compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Baleia-comum is Endangered while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baleia-comum	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Mollusca (Moluscos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Gastropoda (Gastrópodes)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)	Clausiliidae
Genus	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)	Macrogastra
Species	Balaenoptera physalus	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Baleia-comum and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Baleia-comum

EN — Endangered

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baleia-comum	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baleia-comum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

Baleia-comum

A baleia-fin (Balaenoptera physalus) está classificada como Em Perigo (EN) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Com alto risco de extinção em estado selvagem, com declínio populacional significativo e ameaças contínuas à sua sobrevivência.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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