brown point snail vs Marsh tick

Acicula fusca compared with Ixodes apronophorus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Marsh tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Marsh tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Aciculidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Acicula	Ixodes
Species	Acicula fusca	Ixodes apronophorus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Marsh tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Marsh tick
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 tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in 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.