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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Lissachatina fulica

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

Order

Family

Achatinidae

Genus

Lissachatina

Species

Lissachatina fulica

Gastropoda🌿 Herbivore

Giant African land snail

Lissachatina fulica (Giant African land snail · Giant African land snail)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)NE (Not Evaluated)

Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Herbivore

Length · Height

30cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

32g · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Native to the East African coast; on land in farmland, coasts, wetlands, forests, and cities (introduced worldwide)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its maximum length of 30 cm is the same length as a 30 cm ruler (Comparison).
💡 Its average weight of 32 g is about half that of a chicken egg (about 60 g) (Comparison).
💡 It is eaten around the world as a source of protein, but because it is a host of the rat lungworm, it must be thoroughly cooked (ADW).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)18

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

#왕달팽이#Lissachatina fulica

📖 1. Overview

The giant African land snail is a very large land snail native to the East African coast that has spread to many countries around the world through human activity.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

When fully grown, it is a large snail reaching up to about 30 cm in length. Its conical shell is about twice as high as it is wide and usually has 7–9 whorls.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It is mainly herbivorous, eating both living and dead plant matter and favoring vegetable garden crops. It rests in the soil during the day and is active at night, and as a hermaphrodite it lays 100–500 eggs per mating.