brown point snail vs Desertas Wolf Spider

Acicula fusca compared with Hogna ingens

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Desertas Wolf Spider is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Desertas Wolf Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Aciculidae	Lycosidae
Genus	Acicula	Hogna
Species	Acicula fusca	Hogna ingens

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Desertas Wolf Spider share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Desertas Wolf Spider

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Desertas Wolf Spider
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.

Desertas Wolf Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.