brown point snail vs Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

Acicula fusca compared with Draba oxycarpa

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Aciculidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Acicula	Draba
Species	Acicula fusca	Draba oxycarpa

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass
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.

Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

Habitat

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

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.