brown point snail vs Spined Hylaeus

Acicula fusca compared with Hylaeus cornutus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Spined Hylaeus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Spined Hylaeus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Aciculidae	Colletidae
Genus	Acicula	Hylaeus
Species	Acicula fusca	Hylaeus cornutus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Spined Hylaeus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Spined Hylaeus
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.

Spined Hylaeus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

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