Arrowhead Spiketail vs brown point snail

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	brown point snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Aciculidae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Acicula
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Acicula fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	brown point snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowhead Spiketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

brown point snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Arrowhead Spiketail

The Arrowhead Spiketail, Cordulegaster obliqua, is a species. It is currently assessed 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.