brown point snail vs Small Red Damsel

Acicula fusca compared with Ceriagrion tenellum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Small Red Damsel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Small Red Damsel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Aciculidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Acicula	Ceriagrion
Species	Acicula fusca	Ceriagrion tenellum

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Small Red Damsel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Small Red Damsel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Small Red Damsel
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.

Small Red Damsel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium