brown point snail vs Duckweed

Acicula fusca compared with Lemna aequinoctialis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Aciculidae	Araceae
Genus	Acicula	Lemna
Species	Acicula fusca	Lemna aequinoctialis

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Duckweed
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.

Duckweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium