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Rosy Wolfsnail

Mollusks

Euglandina rosea, known as the rosy wolfsnail or cannibal snail, is a medium to large predatory land snail that hunts and eats other snails and slugs. Introduced to Hawaii in 1955 as a biological control meant to check the invasive giant African land snail, it instead drove an estimated eight native Hawaiian snail species to extinction, a track record that has earned it a place on the IUCN's list of the hundred most invasive species.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Shell has a brownish pink color 1
Scientific Name
Euglandina rosea 1
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1. Euglandina rosea - Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    Euglandina rosea
  • Description, shell
    The shell has a brownish pink color
  • Wikipedia article, diet description
    Euglandina rosea, the rosy wolfsnail or cannibal snail, is a species of medium-sized to large predatory air-breathing land snail, a carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Spiraxidae.
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Rosy Wolfsnail
Wikidata Q2710885, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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