brown point snail vs Poiane d'Afrique occidentale

Acicula fusca compared with Poiana leightoni

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Poiane d'Afrique occidentale is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Poiane d'Afrique occidentale
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Mollusca (mollusques)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Aciculidae	Viverridae
Genus	Acicula	Poiana
Species	Acicula fusca	Poiana leightoni

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Poiane d'Afrique occidentale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Poiane d'Afrique occidentale

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Poiane d'Afrique occidentale
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.

Poiane d'Afrique occidentale

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.