brown point snail vs Eastern Mole

Acicula fusca compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Aciculidae	Talpidae
Genus	Acicula	Scalopus
Species	Acicula fusca	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Eastern Mole
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 Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.