brown point snail vs Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Acicula fusca compared with Tectaria trifoliata

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Threeleaf Halberd Fern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Threeleaf Halberd Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Mollusca (mollusques)	Tracheophyta
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Aciculidae	Tectariaceae
Genus	Acicula	Tectaria
Species	Acicula fusca	Tectaria trifoliata

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Threeleaf Halberd Fern
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.

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.