brown point snail vs Swelling Redbelly Toad

Acicula fusca compared with Melanophryniscus tumifrons

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Swelling Redbelly Toad is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Swelling Redbelly Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Aciculidae	Bufonidae
Genus	Acicula	Melanophryniscus
Species	Acicula fusca	Melanophryniscus tumifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Swelling Redbelly Toad share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Swelling Redbelly Toad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Swelling Redbelly Toad
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.

Swelling Redbelly Toad

Habitat

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

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.