brown point snail vs herb-paris

Acicula fusca compared with Paris quadrifolia

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while herb-paris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	herb-paris
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Aciculidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Acicula	Paris
Species	Acicula fusca	Paris quadrifolia

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

herb-paris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	herb-paris
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.

herb-paris

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway