Alder Bent-wing vs brown point snail

Bucculatrix cidarella compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Alder Bent-wing is Least Concern while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Bent-wing	brown point snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Bucculatricidae	Aciculidae
Genus	Bucculatrix	Acicula
Species	Bucculatrix cidarella	Acicula fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder Bent-wing and brown point snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alder Bent-wing

LC — Least Concern

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Bent-wing	brown point snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

brown point snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Alder Bent-wing

The Alder Bent-wing (Bucculatrix cidarella) is a species in the genus Bucculatrix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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