Apple Snail vs Lowland Tapir

Pomacea glauca compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Apple Snail is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Snail	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ampullariidae	Tapiridae
Genus	Pomacea	Tapirus
Species	Pomacea glauca	Tapirus terrestris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Apple Snail

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Snail	Lowland Tapir
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.

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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