Calamus vs Cuba apple snail

Acorus calamus compared with Pomacea paludosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Cuba apple snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Acoraceae	Ampullariidae
Genus	Acorus	Pomacea
Species	Acorus calamus	Pomacea paludosa

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Cuba apple snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Cuba apple snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Calamus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Cuba apple snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Israel and Taiwan.

Calamus

The Calamus (Acorus calamus) is a species in the genus Acorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.