Alpine Water-moss vs brown point snail

Fontinalis squamosa compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Alpine Water-moss is Least Concern while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Water-moss	brown point snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Hypnales (Hypnales)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Fontinalaceae	Aciculidae
Genus	Fontinalis	Acicula
Species	Fontinalis squamosa	Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

Alpine Water-moss

LC — Least Concern

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Water-moss	brown point snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Water-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

brown point snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Alpine Water-moss

The Alpine Water-moss (Fontinalis squamosa) is a species in the genus Fontinalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Luxembourg, 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway