brown point snail vs Spotted Salamander

Acicula fusca compared with Ambystoma maculatum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Spotted Salamander is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Spotted Salamander
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Caudata (Caudata)
Family	Aciculidae	Ambystomatidae
Genus	Acicula	Ambystoma
Species	Acicula fusca	Ambystoma maculatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Spotted Salamander
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.

Spotted Salamander

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.