brown point snail vs Short Sharp-tail Bee

Acicula fusca compared with Coelioxys afra

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Short Sharp-tail Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Short Sharp-tail Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Aciculidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Acicula	Coelioxys
Species	Acicula fusca	Coelioxys afra

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Short Sharp-tail Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Short Sharp-tail Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Short Sharp-tail Bee
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.

Short Sharp-tail Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Africa (8 countries) and Europe (Luxembourg).

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.