brown point snail vs piquitos clara

Acicula fusca compared with Carcharodus lavatherae

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while piquitos clara is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	piquitos clara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (moluscos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Gastropoda (gastrópodos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Aciculidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Acicula	Carcharodus
Species	Acicula fusca	Carcharodus lavatherae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

piquitos clara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	piquitos clara
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.

piquitos clara

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (23 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.