brown point snail vs mulgara

Acicula fusca compared with Dasycercus cristicauda

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	mulgara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Aciculidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Acicula	Dasycercus
Species	Acicula fusca	Dasycercus cristicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

mulgara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	mulgara
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.

mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.