Broad-leaf arrowhead vs brown point snail

Sagittaria platyphylla compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

  • Broad-leaf arrowhead is Not Evaluated while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-leaf arrowhead brown point snail
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order Alismatales (Alismatales) Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family Alismataceae Aciculidae
Genus Sagittaria Acicula
Species Sagittaria platyphylla Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

Broad-leaf arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-leaf arrowhead brown point snail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-leaf arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (Italy, Ukraine), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).

brown point snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Broad-leaf arrowhead

The Broad-Leaf Arrowhead (Sagittaria platyphylla) is a species in the genus Sagittaria. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. It has been recorded Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (Italy, Ukraine), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia)..

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.

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