brown point snail vs Pleated Snowdrop

Acicula fusca compared with Galanthus plicatus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Pleated Snowdrop is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Pleated Snowdrop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Aciculidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Acicula	Galanthus
Species	Acicula fusca	Galanthus plicatus

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Pleated Snowdrop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Pleated Snowdrop
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.

Pleated Snowdrop

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway