Apple Snail vs Berdmore s Berylmys

Pomacea glauca compared with Berylmys berdmorei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Snail	Berdmore s Berylmys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ampullariidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pomacea	Berylmys
Species	Pomacea glauca	Berylmys berdmorei

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple Snail and Berdmore s Berylmys share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Apple Snail

LC — Least Concern

Berdmore s Berylmys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Snail	Berdmore s Berylmys
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.

Berdmore s Berylmys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Berdmore s Berylmys

The Berdmore s Berylmys (Berylmys berdmorei) is a species in the genus Berylmys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.