brown point snail vs Paradise Apple

Acicula fusca compared with Malus dasyphylla

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Paradise Apple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Paradise Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Aciculidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Acicula	Malus
Species	Acicula fusca	Malus dasyphylla

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Paradise Apple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Paradise Apple
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.

Paradise Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Austria, Czech Republic, Italy, Latvia, and Norway.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway