brown point snail vs Red-crested Cotinga

Acicula fusca compared with Ampelion rubrocristatus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Red-crested Cotinga is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Red-crested Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Aciculidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Acicula	Ampelion
Species	Acicula fusca	Ampelion rubrocristatus

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Red-crested Cotinga share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Red-crested Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Red-crested Cotinga
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.

Red-crested Cotinga

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Red-crested Cotinga

Red-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rubrocristatus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway