Apple Pigmy vs brown point snail

Stigmella malella compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Apple Pigmy is Least Concern while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Pigmy	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	Nepticulidae	Aciculidae
Genus	Stigmella	Acicula
Species	Stigmella malella	Acicula fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple Pigmy and brown point snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Apple Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Pigmy	brown point snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

brown point snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Apple Pigmy

The Apple Pigmy (Stigmella malella) is a species in the genus Stigmella. 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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium