brown point snail vs Fletcher scale

Acicula fusca compared with Parthenolecanium fletcheri

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Fletcher scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Fletcher scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Aciculidae	Coccidae
Genus	Acicula	Parthenolecanium
Species	Acicula fusca	Parthenolecanium fletcheri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Fletcher scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Fletcher scale
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.

Fletcher scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (20 countries) and North America (United States).

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