brown point snail vs Malayan Water Shrew

Acicula fusca compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Aciculidae	Soricidae
Genus	Acicula	Chimarrogale
Species	Acicula fusca	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Malayan Water Shrew
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 Water Shrew

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.