brown point snail vs Rough-Tailed

Acicula fusca compared with Bathytoshia centroura

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Rough-Tailed is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Rough-Tailed
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Aciculidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Acicula	Bathytoshia
Species	Acicula fusca	Bathytoshia centroura

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Rough-Tailed share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Rough-Tailed

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Rough-Tailed
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.

Rough-Tailed

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.