brown point snail vs large painted-lady

Acicula fusca compared with Gladiolus undulatus

Key Differences

  • brown point snail is Extinct while large painted-lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank brown point snail large painted-lady
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Mollusca (Mollusks) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Gastropoda (Gastropoda) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa) Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family Aciculidae Iridaceae
Genus Acicula Gladiolus
Species Acicula fusca Gladiolus undulatus

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute brown point snail large painted-lady
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 painted-lady

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.

large painted-lady

No description available.

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