brown point snail vs Forest Krantz Ash

Acicula fusca compared with Atalaya natalensis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Forest Krantz Ash is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Forest Krantz Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Aciculidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Acicula	Atalaya
Species	Acicula fusca	Atalaya natalensis

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Forest Krantz Ash

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Forest Krantz Ash
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.

Forest Krantz Ash

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.