brown point snail vs Vavilov's Centaury

Acicula fusca compared with Centaurea vavilovii

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Vavilov's Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Vavilov's Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Aciculidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acicula	Centaurea
Species	Acicula fusca	Centaurea vavilovii

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Vavilov's Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Vavilov's Centaury
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.

Vavilov's Centaury

Habitat

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

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.