brown point snail vs Quill beaksedge

Acicula fusca compared with Rhynchospora tenuis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Quill beaksedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Quill beaksedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aciculidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Acicula	Rhynchospora
Species	Acicula fusca	Rhynchospora tenuis

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Quill beaksedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Quill beaksedge
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.

Quill beaksedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

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.