Black Tar Spot vs brown point snail

Rhytisma acerinum compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Black Tar Spot is Least Concern while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Tar Spot	brown point snail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Rhytismataceae	Aciculidae
Genus	Rhytisma	Acicula
Species	Rhytisma acerinum	Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

Black Tar Spot

LC — Least Concern

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Tar Spot	brown point snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Tar Spot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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 Tar Spot

The Black Tar Spot (Rhytisma acerinum) is a species in the genus Rhytisma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway