brown point snail vs Opossum de Derby

Acicula fusca compared with Caluromys derbianus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Opossum de Derby is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Opossum de Derby
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Mollusca (mollusques)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Aciculidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Acicula	Caluromys
Species	Acicula fusca	Caluromys derbianus

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Opossum de Derby share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Opossum de Derby

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Opossum de Derby
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.

Opossum de Derby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.