brown point snail vs Mediterranean catchfly

Acicula fusca compared with Silene nocturna

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Mediterranean catchfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Mediterranean catchfly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aciculidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Acicula	Silene
Species	Acicula fusca	Silene nocturna

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Mediterranean catchfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Mediterranean catchfly
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.

Mediterranean catchfly

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium