brown point snail vs marsh-elder

Acicula fusca compared with Iva annua

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while marsh-elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	marsh-elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Aciculidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acicula	Iva
Species	Acicula fusca	Iva annua

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

marsh-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	marsh-elder
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.

marsh-elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium