brown point snail vs Fishtail Cup

Acicula fusca compared with Gyromitra leucoxantha

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Fishtail Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Aciculidae	Discinaceae
Genus	Acicula	Gyromitra
Species	Acicula fusca	Gyromitra leucoxantha

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Fishtail Cup
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.

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. 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.