brown point snail vs Eastern Forktail

Acicula fusca compared with Ischnura verticalis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Eastern Forktail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Eastern Forktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Aciculidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Acicula	Ischnura
Species	Acicula fusca	Ischnura verticalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Eastern Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Eastern Forktail
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.

Eastern Forktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.