brown point snail vs Smooth Bristle Bracket

Acicula fusca compared with Phellinus laevigatus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Smooth Bristle Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Smooth Bristle Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Fungi (فطر)
Phylum	Mollusca (رخويات)	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)
Class	Gastropoda (بطنيات القدم)	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Aciculidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Acicula	Phellinus
Species	Acicula fusca	Phellinus laevigatus

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Smooth Bristle Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Smooth Bristle Bracket
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.

Smooth Bristle Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States. Currently classified as 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