brown point snail vs Fringed dodder

Acicula fusca compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Mollusca (มอลลัสกา)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (ชั้นแกสโทรโพดา)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)
Family	Aciculidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Acicula	Cuscuta
Species	Acicula fusca	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Fringed dodder
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.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway