brown point snail vs Hine's Emerald

Acicula fusca compared with Somatochlora hineana

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Hine's Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Hine's Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Aciculidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Acicula	Somatochlora
Species	Acicula fusca	Somatochlora hineana

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Hine's Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Hine's Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Hine's Emerald
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.

Hine's Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.