brown point snail vs Dragon Horn

Acicula fusca compared with Cladonia squamosa

Key Differences

brown point snail is Extinct while Dragon Horn is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Dragon Horn
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 squamosa

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Dragon Horn

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Dragon Horn
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.

Dragon Horn

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). 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.