brown point snail vs leafless swallow-wort

Acicula fusca compared with Orthosia scoparia

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while leafless swallow-wort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	leafless swallow-wort
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Aciculidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Acicula	Orthosia
Species	Acicula fusca	Orthosia scoparia

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and leafless swallow-wort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

leafless swallow-wort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	leafless swallow-wort
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.

leafless swallow-wort

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.