brown point snail vs Slender lungfish

Acicula fusca compared with Protopterus dolloi

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Slender lungfish is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Slender lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Aciculidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Acicula	Protopterus
Species	Acicula fusca	Protopterus dolloi

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Slender lungfish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Slender lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Slender lungfish
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 lungfish

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.