brown point snail vs Interrupted Brome

Acicula fusca compared with Bromus interruptus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Interrupted Brome is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Interrupted Brome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aciculidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Acicula	Bromus
Species	Acicula fusca	Bromus interruptus

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Interrupted Brome

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Interrupted Brome
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.

Interrupted Brome

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in United Kingdom.

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.