brown point snail vs Peaked Webcap

Acicula fusca compared with Cortinarius acutus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Peaked Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Peaked Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Fungi (فطر)
Phylum	Mollusca (رخويات)	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)
Class	Gastropoda (بطنيات القدم)	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Agaricales (غاريقونيات)
Family	Aciculidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Acicula	Cortinarius
Species	Acicula fusca	Cortinarius acutus

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Peaked Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Peaked Webcap
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.

Peaked Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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