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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Distinguishing AppearanceShell has a brownish pink color 1 Scientific Name Sources
1. Euglandina rosea - Wikipedia
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Euglandina rosea
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The shell has a brownish pink color
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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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