Braune Nadelschnecke vs Gemeine Akelei

Acicula fusca compared with Aquilegia vulgaris

Key Differences

• Braune Nadelschnecke is Extinct while Gemeine Akelei is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Braune Nadelschnecke	Gemeine Akelei
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Mollusca (Weichtiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Schnecken)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)
Family	Aciculidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Acicula	Aquilegia
Species	Acicula fusca	Aquilegia vulgaris

Conservation Status

Braune Nadelschnecke

EX — Extinct

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Braune Nadelschnecke	Gemeine Akelei
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Braune Nadelschnecke

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Gemeine Akelei

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

Braune Nadelschnecke

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.

Gemeine Akelei

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway