Donkey's ear abalone vs Variable Abalone

Haliotis asinina compared with Haliotis varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Donkey's ear abalone	Variable Abalone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Moluscos)	Mollusca (Moluscos)
Class same	Gastropoda (Gastrópodes)	Gastropoda (Gastrópodes)
Order same	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family same	Haliotidae	Haliotidae
Genus same	Haliotis	Haliotis
Species	Haliotis asinina	Haliotis varia

Evolutionary Relationship

Donkey's ear abalone and Variable Abalone share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Haliotis.

Conservation Status

Donkey's ear abalone

LC — Least Concern

Variable Abalone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Donkey's ear abalone	Variable Abalone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Donkey's ear abalone

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

Variable Abalone

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Sri Lanka and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan