Black Crystalwort vs brown point snail

Riccia nigrella compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Black Crystalwort is Not Evaluated while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Crystalwort	brown point snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Ricciaceae	Aciculidae
Genus	Riccia	Acicula
Species	Riccia nigrella	Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

Black Crystalwort

NE — Not Evaluated

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Crystalwort	brown point snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, and Portugal.

brown point snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Black Crystalwort

The Black Crystalwort (Riccia nigrella) is a species in the genus Riccia. Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Chile, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, and Portugal.

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