brown point snail vs giant flat sedge

Acicula fusca compared with Cyperus giganteus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while giant flat sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	giant flat sedge
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 giganteus

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

giant flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	giant flat sedge
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.

giant flat sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.