brown point snail vs pecan-nut

Acicula fusca compared with Carya illinoinensis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while pecan-nut is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	pecan-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Aciculidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Acicula	Carya
Species	Acicula fusca	Carya illinoinensis

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

pecan-nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	pecan-nut
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.

pecan-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan.

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.