brown point snail vs Simons' cotoneaster

Acicula fusca compared with Cotoneaster simonsii

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Simons' cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Simons' cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Mollusca (มอลลัสกา)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (ชั้นแกสโทรโพดา)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Rosales (อันดับกุหลาบ)
Family	Aciculidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Acicula	Cotoneaster
Species	Acicula fusca	Cotoneaster simonsii

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Simons' cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Simons' cotoneaster
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.

Simons' cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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