Apple Snail vs Bank Myna

Pomacea glauca compared with Acridotheres ginginianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Snail	Bank Myna
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Ampullariidae	Sturnidae
Genus	Pomacea	Acridotheres
Species	Pomacea glauca	Acridotheres ginginianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple Snail and Bank Myna share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Apple Snail

LC — Least Concern

Bank Myna

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Snail	Bank Myna
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Bank Myna

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Asia (6 countries) and Europe (6 countries).

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.

Bank Myna

Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway