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 (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Mollusca (연체동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Gastropoda (복족강)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Architaenioglossa (고설류)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
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. (동물)

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

작은 거북등 나비(Aglais urticae)는 IUCN 적색 목록에서 준위협(NT) 종으로 분류된다. 위협 종으로 분류되기 직전 단계로, 보전 조치 없이는 취약 종이 될 수 있는 개체군이다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway