brown point snail vs Marsh Valerian

Acicula fusca compared with Valeriana sitchensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Aciculidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Acicula	Valeriana
Species	Acicula fusca	Valeriana sitchensis

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Marsh Valerian

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Marsh Valerian
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 Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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