Channeled Applesnail vs Harmless Serotine

Pomacea canaliculata compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Channeled Applesnail is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Channeled Applesnail	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ampullariidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Pomacea	Eptesicus
Species	Pomacea canaliculata	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Channeled Applesnail

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Channeled Applesnail	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.