brown point snail vs Moroccan Orange Tip

Acicula fusca compared with Anthocharis euphenoides

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Moroccan Orange Tip is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Moroccan Orange Tip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Aciculidae	Pieridae
Genus	Acicula	Anthocharis
Species	Acicula fusca	Anthocharis euphenoides

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Moroccan Orange Tip share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Moroccan Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Moroccan Orange Tip
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.

Moroccan Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.