brown point snail vs Sumatran scleria

Acicula fusca compared with Scleria sumatrensis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Sumatran scleria is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Sumatran scleria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aciculidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Acicula	Scleria
Species	Acicula fusca	Scleria sumatrensis

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Sumatran scleria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Sumatran scleria
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.

Sumatran scleria

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.