brown point snail vs Tuberous Valerian

Acicula fusca compared with Valeriana tuberosa

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Tuberous Valerian is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Tuberous Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Aciculidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Acicula	Valeriana
Species	Acicula fusca	Valeriana tuberosa

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Tuberous Valerian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Tuberous Valerian
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.

Tuberous Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.