brown point snail vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Acicula fusca compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Aciculidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Acicula	Crossarchus
Species	Acicula fusca	Crossarchus platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Flat-headed Kusimanse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Flat-headed Kusimanse
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.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

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.