brown point snail vs Furrow Orbweaver

Acicula fusca compared with Larinioides cornutus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Furrow Orbweaver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Furrow Orbweaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Aciculidae	Araneidae
Genus	Acicula	Larinioides
Species	Acicula fusca	Larinioides cornutus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Furrow Orbweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Furrow Orbweaver
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.

Furrow Orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway