brown point snail vs Needle-leaf Spiderhead

Acicula fusca compared with Serruria linearis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Needle-leaf Spiderhead is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Needle-leaf Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Aciculidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Acicula	Serruria
Species	Acicula fusca	Serruria linearis

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Needle-leaf Spiderhead

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Needle-leaf Spiderhead
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.

Needle-leaf Spiderhead

Habitat

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

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.