brown point snail vs spiral flag

Acicula fusca compared with Costus villosissimus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while spiral flag is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	spiral flag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Aciculidae	Costaceae
Genus	Acicula	Costus
Species	Acicula fusca	Costus villosissimus

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

spiral flag

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	spiral 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.

spiral flag

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.