Alpine currant vs brown point snail

Ribes alpinum compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Alpine currant is Least Concern while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine currant	brown point snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Grossulariaceae	Aciculidae
Genus	Ribes	Acicula
Species	Ribes alpinum	Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

Alpine currant

LC — Least Concern

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine currant	brown point snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

brown point snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Alpine currant

The Alpine currant (Ribes alpinum) is a species in the genus Ribes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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