brown point snail vs Thrip

Acicula fusca compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Aciculidae	Thripidae
Genus	Acicula	Hercinothrips
Species	Acicula fusca	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Thrip
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.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium