brown point snail vs Sphagnum Sprite

Acicula fusca compared with Nehalennia gracilis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Sphagnum Sprite is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Sphagnum Sprite
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	Nehalennia
Species	Acicula fusca	Nehalennia gracilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Sphagnum Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Sphagnum Sprite
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.

Sphagnum Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.