brown point snail vs Fitzgerald's Notchwort

Acicula fusca compared with Mesoptychia fitzgeraldiae

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Fitzgerald's Notchwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Fitzgerald's Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Aciculidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Acicula	Mesoptychia
Species	Acicula fusca	Mesoptychia fitzgeraldiae

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Fitzgerald's Notchwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Fitzgerald's Notchwort
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.

Fitzgerald's Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway