Gefurchte Apfelschnecke vs Große Apfelschnecke

Pomacea canaliculata compared with Pomacea maculata

Key Differences

• Gefurchte Apfelschnecke is Least Concern while Große Apfelschnecke is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gefurchte Apfelschnecke	Große Apfelschnecke
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Weichtiere)	Mollusca (Weichtiere)
Class same	Gastropoda (Schnecken)	Gastropoda (Schnecken)
Order same	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family same	Ampullariidae	Ampullariidae
Genus same	Pomacea	Pomacea
Species	Pomacea canaliculata	Pomacea maculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Gefurchte Apfelschnecke and Große Apfelschnecke share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pomacea.

Conservation Status

Gefurchte Apfelschnecke

LC — Least Concern

Große Apfelschnecke

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gefurchte Apfelschnecke	Große Apfelschnecke
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gefurchte Apfelschnecke

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (16 countries), Europe (Norway, Spain), North America (Dominican Republic, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Chile).

Große Apfelschnecke

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).

Gefurchte Apfelschnecke

The Channeled Applesnail (Pomacea canaliculata) is a species in the genus Pomacea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are a.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇮🇱 Israel 🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇭 Thailand 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇳 Vietnam