Black Knot vs brown point snail

Apiosporina morbosa compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Knot	brown point snail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Venturiales (Venturiales)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Venturiaceae	Aciculidae
Genus	Apiosporina	Acicula
Species	Apiosporina morbosa	Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

Black Knot

NE — Not Evaluated

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Knot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.

brown point snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Black Knot

The Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa) is a species in the genus Apiosporina. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Its geographic range spans Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.

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