Apple Snail vs Foca Pia

Pomacea glauca compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Key Differences

• Apple Snail is Least Concern while Foca Pia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Snail	Foca Pia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Ampullariidae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Pomacea	Pagophilus
Species	Pomacea glauca	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Apple Snail

LC — Least Concern

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Snail	Foca Pia
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.

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway