bristled river shrimp vs brown point snail

Macrobrachium olfersii compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• bristled river shrimp is Least Concern while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristled river shrimp	brown point snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Palaemonidae	Aciculidae
Genus	Macrobrachium	Acicula
Species	Macrobrachium olfersii	Acicula fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

bristled river shrimp and brown point snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

bristled river shrimp

LC — Least Concern

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristled river shrimp	brown point snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bristled river shrimp

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

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.

bristled river shrimp

The Bristled river shrimp (Macrobrachium olfersii) is a species in the genus Macrobrachium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

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.