brown point snail vs Thomas's Rope Squirrel

Acicula fusca compared with Funisciurus anerythrus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Thomas's Rope Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Thomas's Rope Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aciculidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Acicula	Funisciurus
Species	Acicula fusca	Funisciurus anerythrus

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Thomas's Rope Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Thomas's Rope Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Thomas's Rope Squirrel
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.

Thomas's Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.