brown point snail vs Keeled slug

Acicula fusca compared with Tandonia kusceri

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Keeled slug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Keeled slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class same	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Aciculidae	Milacidae
Genus	Acicula	Tandonia
Species	Acicula fusca	Tandonia kusceri

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Keeled slug share a common ancestor at the Class level: Gastropoda. (Gastropoda)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Keeled slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Keeled slug
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.

Keeled slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Greece, Moldova, Ukraine, 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.