brown point snail vs Large-winged wingnut

Acicula fusca compared with Pterocarya macroptera

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Large-winged wingnut is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Large-winged wingnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Aciculidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Acicula	Pterocarya
Species	Acicula fusca	Pterocarya macroptera

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Large-winged wingnut

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Large-winged wingnut
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-winged wingnut

Habitat

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

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.