brown point snail vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Acicula fusca compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Aciculidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Acicula	Amblysomus
Species	Acicula fusca	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Marley’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Marley’s Golden Mole
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.

Marley’s Golden Mole

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.