brown point snail vs melon-leaf nightshade

Acicula fusca compared with Solanum citrullifolium

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while melon-leaf nightshade is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	melon-leaf nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Aciculidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Acicula	Solanum
Species	Acicula fusca	Solanum citrullifolium

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

melon-leaf nightshade

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	melon-leaf nightshade
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.

melon-leaf nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, and 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.