brown point snail vs Sunset muskmallow

Acicula fusca compared with Abelmoschus manihot

Key Differences

  • brown point snail is Extinct while Sunset muskmallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank brown point snail Sunset muskmallow
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Mollusca (Mollusks) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Gastropoda (Gastropoda) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Aciculidae Malvaceae
Genus Acicula Abelmoschus
Species Acicula fusca Abelmoschus manihot

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Sunset muskmallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute brown point snail Sunset muskmallow
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.

Sunset muskmallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.

Sunset muskmallow

No description available.

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