brown point snail vs Mottled Piculet

Acicula fusca compared with Picumnus nebulosus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Mottled Piculet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Mottled Piculet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Aciculidae	Picidae
Genus	Acicula	Picumnus
Species	Acicula fusca	Picumnus nebulosus

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Mottled Piculet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Mottled Piculet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Mottled Piculet
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.

Mottled Piculet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway