Ant-heap Small White vs brown point snail

Dixeia pigea compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Ant-heap Small White is Least Concern while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ant-heap Small White	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	Pieridae	Aciculidae
Genus	Dixeia	Acicula
Species	Dixeia pigea	Acicula fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

Ant-heap Small White and brown point snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ant-heap Small White

LC — Least Concern

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ant-heap Small White	brown point snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ant-heap Small White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

brown point snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Ant-heap Small White

The Ant-heap Small White (Dixeia pigea) is a species in the genus Dixeia. 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.