brown point snail vs Mallow

Acicula fusca compared with Sidalcea hendersonii

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Mallow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Aciculidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Acicula	Sidalcea
Species	Acicula fusca	Sidalcea hendersonii

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Mallow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Mallow
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.

Mallow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.