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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
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Shell has a brownish pink color 1
Scientific Name
Euglandina rosea 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Gastropoda, Taxa
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Euglandina rosea

In Biome

Grassland, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Euglandina rosea
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Found In

Bahamas

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China

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Indonesia

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Japan

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Kiribati

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Madagascar

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Mauritius

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North America

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Norway

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Palau

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Samoa

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Seychelles

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Solomon Islands

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Sri Lanka

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United States

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Vanuatu

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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.
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. NatureServe Explorer: Euglandina rosea
NatureServe Explorer
  • Global rank (roundedGRank)
    "roundedGRank": "G5"
  • In Biome: Grassland, Species characteristics: Grassland/herbaceous
    "terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Grassland/herbaceous"
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4. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Euglandina rosea (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Conservation Status: IUCN Red List
    IUCN Red List Not Evaluated
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Wikidata: Rosy Wolfsnail
Wikidata Q2710885, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Euglandina rosea
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Gastropoda, Taxon record
Quote, Child Taxon Of: Gastropoda, Taxon record
"class": "Gastropoda"
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