brown point snail vs Faded Pincertail

Acicula fusca compared with Onychogomphus costae

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Faded Pincertail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Faded Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Aciculidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Acicula	Onychogomphus
Species	Acicula fusca	Onychogomphus costae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Faded Pincertail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Faded Pincertail
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.

Faded Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.