Branched Moonwort vs brown point snail

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Acicula fusca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	brown point snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Aciculidae
Genus	Botrychium	Acicula
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	brown point snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Branched Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

brown point snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Branched Moonwort

The Branched moonwort (Botrychium matricariifolium) is a species in the genus Botrychium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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