brown point snail vs yellow flax

Acicula fusca compared with Linum flavum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while yellow flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	yellow flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Aciculidae	Linaceae
Genus	Acicula	Linum
Species	Acicula fusca	Linum flavum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

yellow flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	yellow flax
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.

yellow flax

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Japan.

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.