brown point snail vs Gregg’s Pine

Acicula fusca compared with Pinus greggii

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Gregg’s Pine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Gregg’s Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Aciculidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Acicula	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Acicula fusca	Pinus greggii

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Gregg’s Pine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Gregg’s Pine
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.

Gregg’s Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Brazil. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.