brown point snail vs Jerine's Widow

Acicula fusca compared with Dingana jerinae

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Jerine's Widow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Jerine's Widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Aciculidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acicula	Dingana
Species	Acicula fusca	Dingana jerinae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Jerine's Widow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Jerine's Widow
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.

Jerine's Widow

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.