brown point snail vs Lesser Star-thistle

Acicula fusca compared with Centaurea diluta

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Lesser Star-thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Lesser Star-thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Aciculidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acicula	Centaurea
Species	Acicula fusca	Centaurea diluta

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Lesser Star-thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Lesser Star-thistle
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 Star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 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