brown point snail vs Northern Emerald

Acicula fusca compared with Somatochlora arctica

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Northern Emerald is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Northern Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Mollusca (연체동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Gastropoda (복족강)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Architaenioglossa (고설류)	Odonata (잠자리)
Family	Aciculidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Acicula	Somatochlora
Species	Acicula fusca	Somatochlora arctica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Northern Emerald
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.

Northern Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. 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.

Northern Emerald

Northern Emerald(Somatochlora arctica, 북방초록잠자리)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 위기(EN)로 분류된다. 야생에서 높은 멸종 위기에 처해 있으며, 개체군이 크게 감소하고 생존에 지속적인 위협이 가해지고 있다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway