brown point snail vs Dotty Inkcap

Acicula fusca compared with Coprinopsis laanii

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Dotty Inkcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Dotty Inkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aciculidae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Acicula	Coprinopsis
Species	Acicula fusca	Coprinopsis laanii

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Dotty Inkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Dotty Inkcap
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.

Dotty Inkcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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