brown point snail vs Dyer's madder

Acicula fusca compared with Rubia tinctorum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Dyer's madder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Dyer's madder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Aciculidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Acicula	Rubia
Species	Acicula fusca	Rubia tinctorum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Dyer's madder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Dyer's madder
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.

Dyer's madder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Japan, Yemen), Europe (19 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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