brown point snail vs Himalayan hazel

Acicula fusca compared with Corylus ferox

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Himalayan hazel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Himalayan hazel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Aciculidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Acicula	Corylus
Species	Acicula fusca	Corylus ferox

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Himalayan hazel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Himalayan hazel
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.

Himalayan hazel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.