black conch vs Channeled Applesnail

Pomacea urceus compared with Pomacea canaliculata

Key Differences

• black conch is Not Evaluated while Channeled Applesnail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black conch	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 urceus	Pomacea canaliculata

Evolutionary Relationship

black conch and Channeled Applesnail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pomacea.

Conservation Status

black conch

NE — Not Evaluated

Channeled Applesnail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black conch	Channeled Applesnail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black conch

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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).

black conch

The Black Conch (Pomacea urceus) is a species in the genus Pomacea. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater. Found in Venezuela.

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.