brown point snail vs fool's-watercress

Acicula fusca compared with Helosciadium nodiflorum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while fool's-watercress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	fool's-watercress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Aciculidae	Apiaceae
Genus	Acicula	Helosciadium
Species	Acicula fusca	Helosciadium nodiflorum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

fool's-watercress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	fool's-watercress
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.

fool's-watercress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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