brown point snail vs Dog Violet

Acicula fusca compared with Viola canina

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Dog Violet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Dog Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Aciculidae	Violaceae
Genus	Acicula	Viola
Species	Acicula fusca	Viola canina

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Dog Violet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Dog Violet
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.

Dog Violet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States). 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway