brown point snail vs Western yellowjacket

Acicula fusca compared with Vespula pensylvanica

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Western yellowjacket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Western yellowjacket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Aciculidae	Vespidae
Genus	Acicula	Vespula
Species	Acicula fusca	Vespula pensylvanica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Western yellowjacket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Western yellowjacket
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 yellowjacket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden 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.