Cuba apple snail vs Mérida Brocket

Pomacea paludosa compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Cuba apple snail is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuba apple snail	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ampullariidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Pomacea	Mazama
Species	Pomacea paludosa	Mazama bricenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Cuba apple snail and Mérida Brocket share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cuba apple snail

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuba apple snail	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuba apple snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Israel and Taiwan.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.