brown point snail vs Dark-rumped Swift

Acicula fusca compared with Apus acuticauda

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Dark-rumped Swift is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Dark-rumped Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Aciculidae	Apodidae
Genus	Acicula	Apus
Species	Acicula fusca	Apus acuticauda

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Dark-rumped Swift share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Dark-rumped Swift

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Dark-rumped Swift
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.

Dark-rumped Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway