Andaman enope squid vs Apple Snail

Abralia andamanica compared with Pomacea glauca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andaman enope squid	Apple Snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Enoploteuthidae	Ampullariidae
Genus	Abralia	Pomacea
Species	Abralia andamanica	Pomacea glauca

Evolutionary Relationship

Andaman enope squid and Apple Snail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Mollusca. (Mollusks)

Conservation Status

Andaman enope squid

LC — Least Concern

Apple Snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andaman enope squid	Apple Snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andaman enope squid

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Apple Snail

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Dominican Republic, Norway, and Venezuela.

Andaman enope squid

The Andaman enope squid (Abralia andamanica) is a species in the genus Abralia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Apple Snail

The Apple Snail (Pomacea glauca) is a species in the genus Pomacea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotrop.