giant apple snail vs Malayan civet

Pomacea maculata compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• giant apple snail is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	giant apple snail	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ampullariidae	Viverridae
Genus	Pomacea	Viverra
Species	Pomacea maculata	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

giant apple snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	giant apple snail	Malayan civet
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).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.