Alpine Squill vs brown point snail

Scilla bifolia compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Alpine Squill is Not Evaluated while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Squill	brown point snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Asparagaceae	Aciculidae
Genus	Scilla	Acicula
Species	Scilla bifolia	Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

Alpine Squill

NE — Not Evaluated

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Squill

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), and North America (United States).

brown point snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Alpine Squill

The Alpine Squill (Scilla bifolia) is a species in the genus Scilla. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), and North America (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