brown point snail vs Large Japanese Mole

Acicula fusca compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Aciculidae	Talpidae
Genus	Acicula	Mogera
Species	Acicula fusca	Mogera wogura

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Large Japanese Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Large Japanese Mole
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.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.