Amber Jelly vs brown point snail

Exidia recisa compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Amber Jelly is Least Concern while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amber Jelly	brown point snail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Auriculariaceae	Aciculidae
Genus	Exidia	Acicula
Species	Exidia recisa	Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

Amber Jelly

LC — Least Concern

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amber Jelly	brown point snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amber Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

brown point snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Amber Jelly

The Amber Jelly (Exidia recisa) is a species in the genus Exidia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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