common Indian apple snail vs jaguar

Pila globosa compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

  • common Indian apple snail is Least Concern while jaguar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank common Indian apple snail jaguar
Kingdom same Animalia (동물) Animalia (동물)
Phylum Mollusca (연체동물) Chordata (척삭동물)
Class Gastropoda (복족강) Mammalia (포유류)
Order Architaenioglossa (고설류) Carnivora (식육목)
Family Ampullariidae Felidae (Cats)
Genus Pila Panthera (Big Cats)
Species Pila globosa Panthera onca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

common Indian apple snail

LC — Least Concern

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute common Indian apple snail jaguar
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 15 years
Average Length 1.9 m
Average Weight 100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

common Indian apple snail

Habitat

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

jaguar

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 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

jaguar

아메리카 대륙에서 가장 큰 고양잇과 동물로, 체중이 최대 100kg에 달하며 단단하고 근육질의 체형과 특유의 로제트 무늬 털가죽을 지닌다. 멕시코에서 남아메리카까지 분포하며, 아마존과 판타날이 주요 서식지다. 뛰어난 수영 실력을 갖춘 최상위 포식자로, 먹이 개체수 조절에 핵심적 역할을 한다. 산림 벌채로 인해 서식 범위가 줄어들어 준위협종으로 분류된다.

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