brown point snail vs Siamese-ginger

Acicula fusca compared with Alpinia galanga

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Siamese-ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Siamese-ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Aciculidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Acicula	Alpinia
Species	Acicula fusca	Alpinia galanga

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Siamese-ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Siamese-ginger
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.

Siamese-ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan.

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.