brown point snail vs Crestless Fireback

Acicula fusca compared with Lophura erythrophthalma

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Crestless Fireback is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Crestless 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 erythrophthalma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Crestless Fireback

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Crestless 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.

Crestless Fireback

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway