common Indian apple snail vs Handley's Red Bat

Pila globosa compared with Lasiurus atratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common Indian apple snail	Handley's Red Bat
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	Pila	Lasiurus
Species	Pila globosa	Lasiurus atratus

Evolutionary Relationship

common Indian apple snail and Handley's Red Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

common Indian apple snail

LC — Least Concern

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common Indian apple snail	Handley's Red Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

common Indian apple snail

Habitat

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

Handley's Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

common Indian apple snail

<em>Pila globosa</em>, commonly known as the common Indian apple snail, is a freshwater gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae. It is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species is noted to occupy both terrestrial and aquatic habitats, reflecting the amphibious life history typical of apple snails, which can survive periods of drought by aestivating in moist soil. Apple snails in this family are generally found in tropical and subtropical freshwater ecosystems, including ponds, rice paddies, rivers, and marshes. Specific country-level distribution data are not detailed in current records. Diet information for this species is not available in current records. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.