brown point snail vs cush-cush

Acicula fusca compared with Dioscorea trifida

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while cush-cush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	cush-cush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Aciculidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Acicula	Dioscorea
Species	Acicula fusca	Dioscorea trifida

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

cush-cush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	cush-cush
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.

cush-cush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.