brown point snail vs Horsetail

Acicula fusca compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Horsetail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Tracheophyta
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Aciculidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Acicula	Equisetum
Species	Acicula fusca	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Horsetail
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.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.