brown point snail vs Variable watermilfoil

Acicula fusca compared with Myriophyllum heterophyllum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Variable watermilfoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Variable watermilfoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Aciculidae	Haloragaceae
Genus	Acicula	Myriophyllum
Species	Acicula fusca	Myriophyllum heterophyllum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Variable watermilfoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Variable watermilfoil
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.

Variable watermilfoil

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, Cuba, 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway