brown point snail vs Dwarf round ray

Acicula fusca compared with Urotrygon nana

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Dwarf round ray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Dwarf round ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Aciculidae	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Acicula	Urotrygon
Species	Acicula fusca	Urotrygon nana

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Dwarf round ray share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Dwarf round ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Dwarf round ray
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 round ray

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.