brown point snail vs Dwarf Gorse

Acicula fusca compared with Ulex minor

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Dwarf Gorse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Dwarf Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Aciculidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acicula	Ulex
Species	Acicula fusca	Ulex minor

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Dwarf Gorse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Dwarf Gorse
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.

Dwarf Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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