brown point snail vs Waved Pincertail

Acicula fusca compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Aciculidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Acicula	Onychogomphus
Species	Acicula fusca	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Waved Pincertail
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.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.