common Indian apple snail vs Epaulard

Pila globosa compared with Orcinus orca

Key Differences

  • common Indian apple snail is Least Concern while Epaulard is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank common Indian apple snail Epaulard
Kingdom same Animalia (동물) Animalia (동물)
Phylum Mollusca (연체동물) Chordata (척삭동물)
Class Gastropoda (복족강) Mammalia (포유류)
Order Architaenioglossa (고설류) Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family Ampullariidae Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus Pila Orcinus (Orcas)
Species Pila globosa Orcinus orca

Evolutionary Relationship

common Indian apple snail and Epaulard share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

common Indian apple snail

LC — Least Concern

Epaulard

DD — Data Deficient

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Unknown ?

Physical Characteristics

Attribute common Indian apple snail Epaulard
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 50 years
Average Length 8.0 m
Average Weight 5.4 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

common Indian apple snail

Habitat

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

Epaulard

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

common Indian apple snail

<em>Pila globosa</em>, commonly known as the common Indian apple snail, is a freshwater gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae. It is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species is noted to occupy both terrestrial and aquatic habitats, reflecting the amphibious life history typical of apple snails, which can survive periods of drought by aestivating in moist soil. Apple snails in this family are generally found in tropical and subtropical freshwater ecosystems, including ponds, rice paddies, rivers, and marshes. Specific country-level distribution data are not detailed in current records. Diet information for this species is not available in current records. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Epaulard

돌고래과에서 가장 큰 구성원인 범고래(Orcinus orca)는 최대 9미터, 6톤에 달하며 북극에서 남극까지 모든 바다에서 발견됩니다. 독특한 방언, 사냥 전략, 집단 간에 다른 문화적 전통을 지닌 모계 무리에서 생활하는 최상위 포식자입니다. 일부 집단은 물고기를, 다른 집단은 해양 포유류를 전문으로 사냥합니다. 천적이 없으며, 범고래는 서식하는 모든 해양 먹이 사슬의 정점에 위치합니다.

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