Amethyst Deceiver vs brown point snail

Laccaria amethystina compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Amethyst Deceiver is Least Concern while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amethyst Deceiver	brown point snail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Aciculidae
Genus	Laccaria	Acicula
Species	Laccaria amethystina	Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

Amethyst Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amethyst Deceiver	brown point snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amethyst Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

brown point snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Amethyst Deceiver

The Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina) is a species in the genus Laccaria. 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