brown point snail vs water-meadow grasshopper

Acicula fusca compared with Chorthippus montanus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while water-meadow grasshopper is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	water-meadow grasshopper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Aciculidae	Acrididae
Genus	Acicula	Chorthippus
Species	Acicula fusca	Chorthippus montanus

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and water-meadow grasshopper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

water-meadow grasshopper

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	water-meadow grasshopper
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.

water-meadow grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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