Afghan-Melon vs brown point snail

Citrullus lanatus compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Afghan-Melon is Not Evaluated while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Afghan-Melon	brown point snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Aciculidae
Genus	Citrullus	Acicula
Species	Citrullus lanatus	Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

Afghan-Melon

NE — Not Evaluated

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Afghan-Melon	brown point snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Afghan-Melon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Belize, Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

brown point snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Afghan-Melon

The Afghan-Melon (Citrullus lanatus) is a species in the genus Citrullus. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, and Belgium.

brown point snail

The Brown Point Snail (Acicula fusca) is a species in the genus Acicula. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway