brown point snail vs Flame Nasturtium

Acicula fusca compared with Tropaeolum speciosum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Flame Nasturtium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Flame Nasturtium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Aciculidae	Tropaeolaceae
Genus	Acicula	Tropaeolum
Species	Acicula fusca	Tropaeolum speciosum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Flame Nasturtium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Flame Nasturtium
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.

Flame Nasturtium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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