Alpine Earwort vs brown point snail

Diplophyllum taxifolium compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Alpine Earwort is Least Concern while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Earwort	brown point snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Scapaniaceae	Aciculidae
Genus	Diplophyllum	Acicula
Species	Diplophyllum taxifolium	Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

Alpine Earwort

LC — Least Concern

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Earwort	brown point snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Earwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

brown point snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Alpine Earwort

The Alpine Earwort (Diplophyllum taxifolium) is a species in the genus Diplophyllum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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