arctic rustwort vs brown point snail

Marsupella arctica compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• arctic rustwort is Critically Endangered while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic rustwort	brown point snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Gymnomitriaceae	Aciculidae
Genus	Marsupella	Acicula
Species	Marsupella arctica	Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

arctic rustwort

CR — Critically Endangered

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic rustwort	brown point snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

brown point snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

arctic rustwort

The Arctic rustwort (Marsupella arctica) is a species in the genus Marsupella. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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