brown point snail vs Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

Acicula fusca compared with Zygaena lonicerae

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Mollusca (연체동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Gastropoda (복족강)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Architaenioglossa (고설류)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family	Aciculidae	Zygaenidae
Genus	Acicula	Zygaena
Species	Acicula fusca	Zygaena lonicerae

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
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.

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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