brown point snail vs Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

Acicula fusca compared with Physalis acutifolia

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Aciculidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Acicula	Physalis
Species	Acicula fusca	Physalis acutifolia

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry
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-leaf Ground-cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Japan 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.