Apple Snail vs Channeled Applesnail

Pomacea glauca compared with Pomacea canaliculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Apple Snail Channeled Applesnail
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same Mollusca (มอลลัสกา) Mollusca (มอลลัสกา)
Class same Gastropoda (ชั้นแกสโทรโพดา) Gastropoda (ชั้นแกสโทรโพดา)
Order same Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa) Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family same Ampullariidae Ampullariidae
Genus same Pomacea Pomacea
Species Pomacea glauca Pomacea canaliculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple Snail and Channeled Applesnail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pomacea.

Conservation Status

Apple Snail

LC — Least Concern

Channeled Applesnail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Apple Snail Channeled Applesnail
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.

Channeled Applesnail

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 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (16 countries), Europe (Norway, Spain), North America (Dominican Republic, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Chile).

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.

Channeled Applesnail

The Channeled Applesnail (Pomacea canaliculata) 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 9 distinct biome types. Populations are a.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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