brown point snail vs Oregon Ash

Acicula fusca compared with Fraxinus latifolia

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Oregon Ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Oregon Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Aciculidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Acicula	Fraxinus
Species	Acicula fusca	Fraxinus latifolia

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Oregon Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Oregon Ash
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.

Oregon Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Canada. 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:

🇧🇪 Belgium