brown point snail vs Dawn Flat-body

Acicula fusca compared with Semioscopis steinkellneriana

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Dawn Flat-body is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Dawn Flat-body
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Aciculidae	Depressariidae
Genus	Acicula	Semioscopis
Species	Acicula fusca	Semioscopis steinkellneriana

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Dawn Flat-body share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Dawn Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Dawn Flat-body
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.

Dawn Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway