brown point snail vs melissa-leaved violet

Acicula fusca compared with Viola melissifolia

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while melissa-leaved violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	melissa-leaved violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Aciculidae	Violaceae
Genus	Acicula	Viola
Species	Acicula fusca	Viola melissifolia

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

melissa-leaved violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	melissa-leaved violet
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.

melissa-leaved violet

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.