Amphibious Bistort vs brown point snail

Persicaria amphibia compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Amphibious Bistort is Least Concern while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amphibious Bistort	brown point snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Polygonaceae	Aciculidae
Genus	Persicaria	Acicula
Species	Persicaria amphibia	Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

Amphibious Bistort

LC — Least Concern

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amphibious Bistort	brown point snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amphibious Bistort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Mexico, United States).

brown point snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Amphibious Bistort

The Amphibious Bistort (Persicaria amphibia) is a species in the genus Persicaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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