Eurasian beaver vs plicate door snail

Castor fiber compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian beaver	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Mollusca (Moluscos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Gastropoda (Gastrópodes)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Clausiliidae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Macrogastra
Species	Castor fiber	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Eurasian beaver and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian beaver	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eurasian beaver

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Eurasian beaver

O castor-europeu (Castor fiber) é classificado como Vulnerável (VU) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Enfrenta alto risco de ameaça no estado selvagem, com populações em declínio e crescente pressão sobre o habitat.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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