Chacoan Mara vs Channeled Applesnail

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Pomacea canaliculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Channeled Applesnail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Caviidae	Ampullariidae
Genus	Dolichotis	Pomacea
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Pomacea canaliculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Mara and Channeled Applesnail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Channeled Applesnail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Channeled Applesnail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Channeled Applesnail

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 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (16 countries), Europe (Norway, Spain), North America (Dominican Republic, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Chile).

Chacoan Mara

The Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola) is a species in the genus Dolichotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Channeled Applesnail

The Channeled Applesnail (Pomacea canaliculata) 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 9 distinct biome types. Populations are a.