brown point snail vs Rusty Snaketail

Acicula fusca compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Rusty Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Aciculidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Acicula	Ophiogomphus
Species	Acicula fusca	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Rusty Snaketail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Rusty Snaketail
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.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.