Apple Snail vs black conch

Pomacea glauca compared with Pomacea urceus

Key Differences

Apple Snail is Least Concern while black conch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Snail	black conch
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (moluscos)	Mollusca (moluscos)
Class same	Gastropoda (gastrópodos)	Gastropoda (gastrópodos)
Order same	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family same	Ampullariidae	Ampullariidae
Genus same	Pomacea	Pomacea
Species	Pomacea glauca	Pomacea urceus

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple Snail and black conch share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pomacea.

Vista Genus: Pomacea

Conservation Status

Apple Snail

LC — Least Concern

black conch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Snail	black conch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple Snail

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 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Dominican Republic, Norway, and Venezuela.

black conch

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Apple Snail

The Apple Snail (Pomacea glauca) 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 4 distinct biome types within the Neotrop.

black conch

The Black Conch (Pomacea urceus) is a species in the genus Pomacea. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater. Found in Venezuela.