brown point snail vs Forest Num-num

Acicula fusca compared with Carissa bispinosa

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Forest Num-num is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Aciculidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Acicula	Carissa
Species	Acicula fusca	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Forest Num-num
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 Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.