brown point snail vs Delicate Notchwort

Acicula fusca compared with Heterogemma capitata

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Delicate Notchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Delicate Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Aciculidae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Acicula	Heterogemma
Species	Acicula fusca	Heterogemma capitata

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Delicate Notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Delicate Notchwort
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.

Delicate Notchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway