brown point snail vs Slender amaranth

Acicula fusca compared with Amaranthus viridis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Slender amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Slender amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aciculidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Acicula	Amaranthus
Species	Acicula fusca	Amaranthus viridis

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Slender amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Slender amaranth
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.

Slender amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (18 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway