brown point snail vs Predacious diving beetle

Acicula fusca compared with Hydroporus guernei

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Predacious diving beetle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Predacious diving beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Aciculidae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Acicula	Hydroporus
Species	Acicula fusca	Hydroporus guernei

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Predacious diving beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Predacious diving beetle
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.

Predacious diving beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.