brown point snail vs Lofty Pericote

Acicula fusca compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Lofty Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aciculidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Acicula	Auliscomys
Species	Acicula fusca	Auliscomys sublimis

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Lofty Pericote share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Lofty Pericote
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.

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.