brown point snail vs Spanish-flag

Acicula fusca compared with Ipomoea lobata

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Spanish-flag is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Spanish-flag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Aciculidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Acicula	Ipomoea
Species	Acicula fusca	Ipomoea lobata

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Spanish-flag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Spanish-flag
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.

Spanish-flag

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Congo (DRC), India, and Tanzania.

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.