brown point snail vs persimmon

Acicula fusca compared with Diospyros virginiana

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while persimmon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Aciculidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Acicula	Diospyros
Species	Acicula fusca	Diospyros virginiana

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

persimmon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	persimmon
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.

persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, France, Israel, and Spain.

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.