brown point snail vs Globe Skimmer

Acicula fusca compared with Pantala flavescens

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Globe Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Globe Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Aciculidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Acicula	Pantala
Species	Acicula fusca	Pantala flavescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Globe Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Globe Skimmer
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.

Globe Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Taiwan, 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.