brown point snail vs European Mole

Acicula fusca compared with Talpa europaea

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while European Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	European Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Mollusca (연체동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Gastropoda (복족강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Architaenioglossa (고설류)	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)
Family	Aciculidae	Talpidae
Genus	Acicula	Talpa
Species	Acicula fusca	Talpa europaea

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and European Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	European Mole
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.

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium