brown point snail vs Dalmatian saffron

Acicula fusca compared with Crocus dalmaticus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Dalmatian saffron is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Dalmatian saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Aciculidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Acicula	Crocus
Species	Acicula fusca	Crocus dalmaticus

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Dalmatian saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Dalmatian saffron
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.

Dalmatian saffron

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.