brown point snail vs Peruvian pepino

Acicula fusca compared with Solanum muricatum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Peruvian pepino is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Peruvian pepino
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 muricatum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Peruvian pepino

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Peruvian pepino
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 pepino

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Libya, 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.