brown point snail vs Robbins Spikerush

Acicula fusca compared with Eleocharis robbinsii

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Robbins Spikerush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Robbins Spikerush
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	Eleocharis
Species	Acicula fusca	Eleocharis robbinsii

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Robbins Spikerush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Robbins Spikerush
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.

Robbins Spikerush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.