brown point snail vs Cup Lichen

Acicula fusca compared with Cladonia peziziformis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Cup Lichen is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Cup Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Aciculidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Acicula	Cladonia
Species	Acicula fusca	Cladonia peziziformis

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Cup Lichen

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Cup Lichen
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.

Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway