brown point snail vs intermediate polypody

Acicula fusca compared with Polypodium interjectum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while intermediate polypody is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	intermediate polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Tracheophyta
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Aciculidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Acicula	Polypodium
Species	Acicula fusca	Polypodium interjectum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

intermediate polypody

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	intermediate polypody
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.

intermediate polypody

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway