brown point snail vs Dune Waxcap

Acicula fusca compared with Hygrocybe conicoides

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Dune Waxcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Dune Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aciculidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Acicula	Hygrocybe
Species	Acicula fusca	Hygrocybe conicoides

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Dune Waxcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Dune Waxcap
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.

Dune Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

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