brown point snail vs Northern needleleaf

Acicula fusca compared with Tillandsia balbisiana

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Northern needleleaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Northern needleleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aciculidae	Bromeliaceae
Genus	Acicula	Tillandsia
Species	Acicula fusca	Tillandsia balbisiana

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Northern needleleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Northern needleleaf
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.

Northern needleleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and United States.

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.