brown point snail vs

Acicula fusca compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Aciculidae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Acicula	Exobasidium
Species	Acicula fusca	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Exobasidium splendidum is a parasitic basidiomycete fungus that forms galls and hypertrophied growths on the leaves and stems of host plants in the heath family. It inhabits boreal and montane habitats where Ericaceae shrubs such as Arctostaphylos grow. This parasitic fungus deforms host plant tissue to extract nutrients during its reproductive phase.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway