Bath Truffle vs brown point snail

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Bath Truffle is Least Concern while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath Truffle	brown point snail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Paxillaceae	Aciculidae
Genus	Melanogaster	Acicula
Species	Melanogaster broomeanus	Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath Truffle	brown point snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bath Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

brown point snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Bath Truffle

The Bath Truffle (Melanogaster broomeanus) is a species in the genus Melanogaster. 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