brown point snail vs Pixie Foam

Acicula fusca compared with Stereocaulon pileatum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Pixie Foam is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Pixie Foam
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Fungi (فطر)
Phylum	Mollusca (رخويات)	Ascomycota (فطريات زقية)
Class	Gastropoda (بطنيات القدم)	Lecanoromycetes (لقنورانية)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Lecanorales (لقنوريات)
Family	Aciculidae	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Acicula	Stereocaulon
Species	Acicula fusca	Stereocaulon pileatum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Pixie Foam

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Pixie Foam
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.

Pixie Foam

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway