brown point snail vs Mooncarrot

Acicula fusca compared with Seseli libanotis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Mooncarrot is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Mooncarrot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Aciculidae	Apiaceae
Genus	Acicula	Seseli
Species	Acicula fusca	Seseli libanotis

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Mooncarrot

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Mooncarrot
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.

Mooncarrot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway