brown point snail vs Thrips

Acicula fusca compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Thrips
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	Aptinothrips
Species	Acicula fusca	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Thrips
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.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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:

🇳🇴 Norway