brown point snail vs Montezuma Pine

Acicula fusca compared with Pinus montezumae

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Montezuma Pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Montezuma Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Aciculidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Acicula	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Acicula fusca	Pinus montezumae

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Montezuma Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Montezuma Pine
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.

Montezuma Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.