brown point snail vs Ozark witch-hazel

Acicula fusca compared with Hamamelis vernalis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Ozark witch-hazel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Ozark witch-hazel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Aciculidae	Hamamelidaceae
Genus	Acicula	Hamamelis
Species	Acicula fusca	Hamamelis vernalis

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Ozark witch-hazel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Ozark witch-hazel
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.

Ozark witch-hazel

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.