brown point snail vs small tortoiseshell

Acicula fusca compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Mollusca (軟体動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Gastropoda (腹足綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Architaenioglossa (原始紐舌目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Aciculidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acicula	Aglais
Species	Acicula fusca	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	small tortoiseshell
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.

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). 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.

small tortoiseshell

スモールトータスシェル(Aglais urticae)はIUCNレッドリストで準絶滅危惧(NT)に分類されている。絶滅危惧種に分類される一歩手前の段階で、保全措置がなければ脆弱になる可能性のある個体群を持つ。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway