giant apple snail vs Mérida Brocket

Pomacea maculata compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• giant apple snail is Not Evaluated while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	giant 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 maculata	Mazama bricenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

giant apple snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	giant apple snail	Mérida Brocket
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).

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.