brown point snail vs Scuttle fly

Acicula fusca compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Aciculidae	Phoridae
Genus	Acicula	Megaselia
Species	Acicula fusca	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Scuttle fly
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.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway