brown point snail vs deadly nightshade

Acicula fusca compared with Atropa belladonna

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while deadly nightshade is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	deadly nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Aciculidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Acicula	Atropa
Species	Acicula fusca	Atropa belladonna

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

deadly nightshade

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	deadly nightshade
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.

deadly nightshade

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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