brown point snail vs Curran’s Pitogo

Acicula fusca compared with Cycas curranii

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Curran’s Pitogo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Tracheophyta
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Aciculidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Acicula	Cycas
Species	Acicula fusca	Cycas curranii

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Curran’s Pitogo
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.

Curran’s Pitogo

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.