brown point snail vs Formosan Serow

Acicula fusca compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Formosan Serow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Aciculidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Acicula	Capricornis
Species	Acicula fusca	Capricornis swinhoei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Formosan Serow
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.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.