Apple Snail vs Boodie

Pomacea glauca compared with Bettongia lesueur

Key Differences

• Apple Snail is Least Concern while Boodie is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Snail	Boodie
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Ampullariidae	Potoroidae
Genus	Pomacea	Bettongia
Species	Pomacea glauca	Bettongia lesueur

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Apple Snail

LC — Least Concern

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Snail	Boodie
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.

Boodie

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.

Boodie

The Boodie (Bettongia lesueur) is a species in the genus Bettongia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.