brown point snail vs marsh rice rat

Acicula fusca compared with Oryzomys palustris

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while marsh rice rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	marsh rice rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aciculidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Acicula	Oryzomys
Species	Acicula fusca	Oryzomys palustris

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and marsh rice rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

marsh rice rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	marsh rice rat
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 rice rat

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.