brown point snail vs elongated sedge

Acicula fusca compared with Carex elongata

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while elongated sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	elongated sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aciculidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Acicula	Carex
Species	Acicula fusca	Carex elongata

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

elongated sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	elongated sedge
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.

elongated sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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