brown point snail vs Dingy White Plume

Acicula fusca compared with Merrifieldia baliodactylus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Dingy White Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Dingy White Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Aciculidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Acicula	Merrifieldia
Species	Acicula fusca	Merrifieldia baliodactylus

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Dingy White Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Dingy White Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Dingy White Plume
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.

Dingy White Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 6 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (32 countries). 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