brown point snail vs Potato Blight

Acicula fusca compared with Phytophthora infestans

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Potato Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Potato Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Aciculidae	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Acicula	Phytophthora
Species	Acicula fusca	Phytophthora infestans

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Potato Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Potato Blight
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.

Potato Blight

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil).

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