Apple Snail vs Lesser Capybara

Pomacea glauca compared with Hydrochoerus isthmius

Key Differences

• Apple Snail is Least Concern while Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Snail	Lesser Capybara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ampullariidae	Caviidae
Genus	Pomacea	Hydrochoerus
Species	Pomacea glauca	Hydrochoerus isthmius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Apple Snail

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Snail	Lesser Capybara
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.

Lesser Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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:

🇻🇪 Venezuela