brown point snail vs ail des ours

Acicula fusca compared with Allium ursinum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while ail des ours is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	ail des ours
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Mollusca (mollusques)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Aciculidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Acicula	Allium
Species	Acicula fusca	Allium ursinum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

ail des ours

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	ail des ours
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.

ail des ours

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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