brown point snail vs Harmless Serotine

Acicula fusca compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Moluscos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastrópodes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Aciculidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Acicula	Eptesicus
Species	Acicula fusca	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Harmless Serotine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Harmless Serotine
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.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. 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.