Applesnail vs gorilla

Pila scutata compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• Applesnail is Least Concern while gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Applesnail	gorilla
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Mollusca (軟体動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Gastropoda (腹足綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Architaenioglossa (原始紐舌目)	Primates (サル目)
Family	Ampullariidae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Pila	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Pila scutata	Gorilla gorilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Applesnail and gorilla share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Applesnail

LC — Least Concern

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Applesnail	gorilla
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Applesnail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

gorilla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Congo (Republic), Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Applesnail

The Applesnail (Pila scutata) is a species in the genus Pila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

gorilla

世界最大の霊長類であるニシゴリラは体重が最大180kgに達し、赤道アフリカの熱帯・亜熱帯の森林に生息する。主に草食性で、群れを守り社会的な対立を仲裁するシルバーバック雄が率いる家族集団を形成する。森林破壊、食肉目的の密猟、エボラウイルス感染症の流行により脅威にさらされており、近絶滅種（CR）に指定されている。