brown point snail vs Yabby

Acicula fusca compared with Cherax destructor

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Yabby is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Yabby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Aciculidae	Parastacidae
Genus	Acicula	Cherax
Species	Acicula fusca	Cherax destructor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Yabby

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Yabby
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.

Yabby

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (China), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Mexico). 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway