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.
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleInvasive or Introduced Species 1 Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceShell has a brownish pink color 1 Scientific Name In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Bahamas, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: China, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Indonesia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Kiribati, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Madagascar, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mauritius, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Palau, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Samoa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Seychelles, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Solomon Islands, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sri Lanka, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Vanuatu, found in there.
Sources
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.
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Rosy Wolfsnail
Wikidata Q2710885, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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