giant apple snail vs Globe Thistle

Pomacea maculata compared with Echinops ritro

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	giant apple snail	Globe Thistle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Ampullariidae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Pomacea	Echinops
Species	Pomacea maculata	Echinops ritro

Evolutionary Relationship

giant apple snail and Globe Thistle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

giant apple snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	giant apple snail	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

giant apple snail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Thailand, Vietnam), Europe (Norway, Sweden), and North America (United States).

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States