brown point snail vs Floreana flax

Acicula fusca compared with Linum cratericolum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Floreana flax is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Floreana flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Aciculidae	Linaceae
Genus	Acicula	Linum
Species	Acicula fusca	Linum cratericolum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Floreana flax

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Floreana flax
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.

Floreana flax

Habitat

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

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.