brown point snail vs yew scale

Acicula fusca compared with Parthenolecanium pomeranicum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while yew scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	yew scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Aciculidae	Coccidae
Genus	Acicula	Parthenolecanium
Species	Acicula fusca	Parthenolecanium pomeranicum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

yew scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	yew scale
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.

yew scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway