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There are 41 species of tree snails that were once endemic to Hawaii but are now critically endangered or extinct. These tree-dwelling snails were once found in forests at high altitudes. They were nocturnal and fed on fungus that grows on the leaves of some native Hawaiian plants. The most commonly recognized culprit behind the extinction of Hawaiian tree snails has been the introduction of the invasive, aggressive and carnivorous Euglandina rosea, or the rosy wolfsnail. Native to Central America, the rosy wolfsnail was introduced to Hawaii in an attempt to control the population of another snail, the giant African land snail, which was causing damage to crops and plants.
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