brown point snail vs fleshy starwort

Acicula fusca compared with Stellaria crassifolia

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while fleshy starwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	fleshy starwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aciculidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Acicula	Stellaria
Species	Acicula fusca	Stellaria crassifolia

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

fleshy starwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	fleshy starwort
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.

fleshy starwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway