brown point snail vs Sand martin tick

Acicula fusca compared with Ixodes lividus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Sand martin tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Sand martin tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Aciculidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Acicula	Ixodes
Species	Acicula fusca	Ixodes lividus

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Sand martin tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Sand martin tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Sand martin tick
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.

Sand martin tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway