brown point snail vs Lost Flat-Body

Acicula fusca compared with Depressaria depressana

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Lost Flat-Body is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Lost Flat-Body
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (moluscos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Gastropoda (gastrópodos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Aciculidae	Depressariidae
Genus	Acicula	Depressaria
Species	Acicula fusca	Depressaria depressana

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Lost Flat-Body share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Lost Flat-Body

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Lost Flat-Body
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.

Lost Flat-Body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway