common Indian apple snail vs Kurt

Pila globosa compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

• common Indian apple snail is Least Concern while Kurt is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common Indian apple snail	Kurt
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Mollusca (Yumuşakçalar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Gastropoda (Karından bacaklılar)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Carnivora (etçiller)
Family	Ampullariidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Pila	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Pila globosa	Canis lupus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

common Indian apple snail

LC — Least Concern

Kurt

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common Indian apple snail	Kurt
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	13 years
Average Length	—	1.6 m
Average Weight	—	45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

common Indian apple snail

Habitat

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

Kurt

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 13 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Vanuatu), and South America (5 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Kurt

The most widely distributed wild canid, gray wolves range from North America across Eurasia in diverse habitats including tundra, forests, and grasslands. Highly social animals living in family packs led by a dominant breeding pair. As keystone predators, wolves regulate prey populations and profoundly shape ecosystem structure, as demonstrated by their reintroduction in Yellowstone. Once heavily persecuted, populations are recovering in many regions.