brown point snail vs Malayan civet

Acicula fusca compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Aciculidae	Viverridae
Genus	Acicula	Viverra
Species	Acicula fusca	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Malayan 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.

Malayan 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.