brown point snail vs starling mite

Acicula fusca compared with Ornithonyssus bursa

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while starling mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	starling mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Aciculidae	Macronyssidae
Genus	Acicula	Ornithonyssus
Species	Acicula fusca	Ornithonyssus bursa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

starling mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	starling mite
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.

starling mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, and Taiwan.

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.