brown point snail vs Marsh Greenbottle

Acicula fusca compared with Lucilia silvarum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Marsh Greenbottle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Marsh Greenbottle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Aciculidae	Calliphoridae
Genus	Acicula	Lucilia
Species	Acicula fusca	Lucilia silvarum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Marsh Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Marsh Greenbottle
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 Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway