brown point snail vs Craighead’s Noddingcaps

Acicula fusca compared with Triphora craigheadii

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Craighead’s Noddingcaps is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Craighead’s Noddingcaps
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Aciculidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Acicula	Triphora
Species	Acicula fusca	Triphora craigheadii

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Craighead’s Noddingcaps

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Craighead’s Noddingcaps
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.

Craighead’s Noddingcaps

Habitat

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

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.