brown point snail vs Silent Firefly

Acicula fusca compared with Photinus indictus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Silent Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Silent Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Mollusca (mollusques)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Aciculidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Acicula	Photinus
Species	Acicula fusca	Photinus indictus

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Silent Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Silent Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Silent Firefly
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.

Silent Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.