brown point snail vs Lister's River Snail

Acicula fusca compared with Viviparus contectus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Lister's River Snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Lister's River Snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class same	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order same	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Aciculidae	Viviparidae
Genus	Acicula	Viviparus
Species	Acicula fusca	Viviparus contectus

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Lister's River Snail share a common ancestor at the Order level: Architaenioglossa. (Architaenioglossa)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Lister's River Snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Lister's River Snail
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.

Lister's River Snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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