brown point snail vs Plunkett Mallee

Acicula fusca compared with Eucalyptus curtisii

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Plunkett Mallee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Plunkett Mallee
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Aciculidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Acicula	Eucalyptus
Species	Acicula fusca	Eucalyptus curtisii

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Plunkett Mallee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Plunkett Mallee
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.

Plunkett Mallee

Habitat

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

Range

Found in France. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.