brown point snail vs Duck Flea

Acicula fusca compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Duck Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Aciculidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Acicula	Ceratophyllus
Species	Acicula fusca	Ceratophyllus garei

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Duck Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Duck Flea
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.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway