brown point snail vs Crested Fireback

Acicula fusca compared with Lophura ignita

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Crested Fireback is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Crested Fireback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Aciculidae	Phasianidae
Genus	Acicula	Lophura
Species	Acicula fusca	Lophura ignita

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Crested Fireback

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Crested Fireback
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.

Crested Fireback

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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