brown point snail vs Burch's tree snail

Acicula fusca compared with Samoana burchi

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Burch's tree snail is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Burch's tree snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class same	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Aciculidae	Partulidae
Genus	Acicula	Samoana
Species	Acicula fusca	Samoana burchi

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Burch's tree snail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Gastropoda. (Gastropoda)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Burch's tree snail

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Burch's tree snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown point snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Burch's tree snail

Habitat

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

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.

Burch's tree snail

The Burch's tree snail (Samoana burchi) is a species in the genus Samoana. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.