brown point snail vs Arraia

Acicula fusca compared with Potamotrygon schroederi

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Arraia is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Arraia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Moluscos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastrópodes)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Aciculidae	Potamotrygonidae
Genus	Acicula	Potamotrygon
Species	Acicula fusca	Potamotrygon schroederi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Arraia

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Arraia
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.

Arraia

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.