brown point snail vs Mangue de Gambie

Acicula fusca compared with Mungos gambianus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Mangue de Gambie is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Mangue de Gambie
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Mollusca (mollusques)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Aciculidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Acicula	Mungos
Species	Acicula fusca	Mungos gambianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Mangue de Gambie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Mangue de Gambie
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.

Mangue de Gambie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.