brown point snail vs Malagasy civet

Acicula fusca compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Malagasy civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Aciculidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Acicula	Fossa
Species	Acicula fusca	Fossa fossana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Malagasy civet
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.

Malagasy civet

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.