brown point snail vs Lesser Mountain Ringlet

Acicula fusca compared with Erebia melampus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Lesser Mountain Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Lesser Mountain Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Aciculidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acicula	Erebia
Species	Acicula fusca	Erebia melampus

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Lesser Mountain Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Lesser Mountain Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Lesser Mountain Ringlet
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 Mountain Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.