brown point snail vs Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra

Acicula fusca compared with Cyrtandra waiolani

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Aciculidae	Gesneriaceae
Genus	Acicula	Cyrtandra
Species	Acicula fusca	Cyrtandra waiolani

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra
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.

Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra

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.