brown point snail vs Squirrel Corn

Acicula fusca compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Aciculidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Acicula	Dicentra
Species	Acicula fusca	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Squirrel Corn
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.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.