brown point snail vs Field Earthstar

Acicula fusca compared with Geastrum campestre

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Field Earthstar is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Field Earthstar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Aciculidae	Geastraceae
Genus	Acicula	Geastrum
Species	Acicula fusca	Geastrum campestre

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Field Earthstar

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Field Earthstar
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.

Field Earthstar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway