brown point snail vs Dot-Winged Mantis

Acicula fusca compared with Iris polystictica

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Dot-Winged Mantis is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Dot-Winged Mantis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Aciculidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Acicula	Iris
Species	Acicula fusca	Iris polystictica

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Dot-Winged Mantis share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Dot-Winged Mantis

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Dot-Winged Mantis
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.

Dot-Winged Mantis

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

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.