brown point snail vs Wall iris

Acicula fusca compared with Iris tectorum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Wall iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Wall iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Aciculidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Acicula	Iris
Species	Acicula fusca	Iris tectorum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Wall iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Wall iris
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.

Wall iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across India, Malta, Taiwan, 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.