brown point snail vs Morris Squill

Acicula fusca compared with Scilla morrisii

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Morris Squill is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Morris Squill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Aciculidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Acicula	Scilla
Species	Acicula fusca	Scilla morrisii

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Morris Squill

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Morris Squill
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.

Morris Squill

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.