brown point snail vs Peruvian nightshade

Acicula fusca compared with Solanum peruvianum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Peruvian nightshade is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Peruvian nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Aciculidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Acicula	Solanum
Species	Acicula fusca	Solanum peruvianum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Peruvian nightshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Peruvian nightshade
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.

Peruvian nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.