brown point snail vs Lesser Bulb-Fly

Acicula fusca compared with Eumerus funeralis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Lesser Bulb-Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Lesser Bulb-Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Aciculidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Acicula	Eumerus
Species	Acicula fusca	Eumerus funeralis

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Lesser Bulb-Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Lesser Bulb-Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Lesser Bulb-Fly
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.

Lesser Bulb-Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (United States).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway