brown point snail vs False Planetree

Acicula fusca compared with Acer pseudoplatanus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while False Planetree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	False Planetree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Aciculidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Acicula	Acer
Species	Acicula fusca	Acer pseudoplatanus

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

False Planetree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	False Planetree
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.

False Planetree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (India, Syria), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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