brown point snail vs Carrington's Scalewort

Acicula fusca compared with Radula carringtonii

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Carrington's Scalewort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Carrington's Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Aciculidae	Radulaceae
Genus	Acicula	Radula
Species	Acicula fusca	Radula carringtonii

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Carrington's Scalewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Carrington's Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown point snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Carrington's Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Carrington's Scalewort

The Carrington's Scalewort (Radula carringtonii) is a species in the genus Radula. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway