brown point snail vs Foxtail flatsedge

Acicula fusca compared with Cyperus alopecuroides

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Foxtail flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Foxtail flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aciculidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Acicula	Cyperus
Species	Acicula fusca	Cyperus alopecuroides

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Foxtail flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Foxtail flatsedge
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.

Foxtail flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Egypt, Greece, Japan, and United States.

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.