brown point snail vs Short-tailed river stingray

Acicula fusca compared with Potamotrygon brachyura

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Short-tailed river stingray is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Short-tailed river stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Aciculidae	Potamotrygonidae
Genus	Acicula	Potamotrygon
Species	Acicula fusca	Potamotrygon brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Short-tailed river stingray share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Short-tailed river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Short-tailed river stingray
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-tailed river stingray

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.