brown point snail vs aboboreira-gila

Acicula fusca compared with Cucurbita ficifolia

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while aboboreira-gila is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	aboboreira-gila
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Mollusca (Moluscos)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastrópodes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Aciculidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Acicula	Cucurbita
Species	Acicula fusca	Cucurbita ficifolia

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

aboboreira-gila

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	aboboreira-gila
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.

aboboreira-gila

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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