brown point snail vs Cramp Balls

Acicula fusca compared with Daldinia concentrica

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Cramp Balls is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Cramp Balls
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Aciculidae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Acicula	Daldinia
Species	Acicula fusca	Daldinia concentrica

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Cramp Balls
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.

Cramp Balls

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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