Blue Flag vs brown point snail

Iris versicolor compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Blue Flag is Not Evaluated while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Flag	brown point snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Mantodea (Mantodea)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Aciculidae
Genus	Iris	Acicula
Species	Iris versicolor	Acicula fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue Flag

NE — Not Evaluated

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Flag	brown point snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Flag

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

brown point snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Blue Flag

The Blue Flag (Iris versicolor) is a species in the genus Iris. 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway