brown point snail vs New Guinean Quoll

Acicula fusca compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Moluscos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastrópodes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Aciculidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Acicula	Dasyurus
Species	Acicula fusca	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	New Guinean Quoll
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.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.