brown point snail vs Maui's paddle

Acicula fusca compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Tracheophyta
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Aciculidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Acicula	Elaphoglossum
Species	Acicula fusca	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Maui's paddle
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.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.