brown point snail vs Hairy Marron

Acicula fusca compared with Cherax tenuimanus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Hairy Marron is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Hairy Marron
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Aciculidae	Parastacidae
Genus	Acicula	Cherax
Species	Acicula fusca	Cherax tenuimanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Hairy Marron

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Hairy Marron
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.

Hairy Marron

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa, Tunisia), Asia (China, Malaysia), Europe (Germany, Norway), North America (Panama), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Peru). Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway