brown point snail vs Goa-bean

Acicula fusca compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

  • brown point snail is Extinct while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank brown point snail Goa-bean
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Mollusca (Mollusks) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Gastropoda (Gastropoda) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Aciculidae Fabaceae
Genus Acicula Psophocarpus
Species Acicula fusca Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute brown point snail Goa-bean
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.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.

Goa-bean

No description available.

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