Brook Stippleback Lichen vs brown point snail

Dermatocarpon luridum compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

Brook Stippleback Lichen is Critically Endangered while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook Stippleback Lichen	brown point snail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Verrucariales (Verrucariales)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Verrucariaceae	Aciculidae
Genus	Dermatocarpon	Acicula
Species	Dermatocarpon luridum	Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

Brook Stippleback Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook Stippleback Lichen	brown point snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brook Stippleback Lichen

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

brown point snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Brook Stippleback Lichen

The Brook Stippleback Lichen (Dermatocarpon luridum) is a species in the genus Dermatocarpon. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

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.