brown point snail vs lance-leaved mare's-tail

Acicula fusca compared with Hippuris lanceolata

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while lance-leaved mare's-tail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	lance-leaved mare's-tail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Aciculidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Acicula	Hippuris
Species	Acicula fusca	Hippuris lanceolata

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

lance-leaved mare's-tail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	lance-leaved mare's-tail
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.

lance-leaved mare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway