brown point snail vs Western Spectre

Acicula fusca compared with Boyeria irene

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Western Spectre is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Western Spectre
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Aciculidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Acicula	Boyeria
Species	Acicula fusca	Boyeria irene

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Western Spectre

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Western Spectre
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.

Western Spectre

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.