Ashen Crust vs brown point snail

Peniophora lycii compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Ashen Crust is Least Concern while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashen Crust	brown point snail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Aciculidae
Genus	Peniophora	Acicula
Species	Peniophora lycii	Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

Ashen Crust

LC — Least Concern

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashen Crust	brown point snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashen Crust

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.

Ashen Crust

Ashen crust (Peniophora lycii) is a species in the genus Peniophora. It is listed 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