brown point snail vs scimitar-bean

Acicula fusca compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Aciculidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acicula	Canavalia
Species	Acicula fusca	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	scimitar-bean
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.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).

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.