brown point snail vs Merida Small-eared Shrew

Acicula fusca compared with Cryptotis meridensis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Merida Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Merida Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Aciculidae	Soricidae
Genus	Acicula	Cryptotis
Species	Acicula fusca	Cryptotis meridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Merida Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Merida Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Merida Small-eared Shrew
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.

Merida Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.