brown point snail vs flat-leaved scalewort

Acicula fusca compared with Radula complanata

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while flat-leaved scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	flat-leaved scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Aciculidae	Radulaceae
Genus	Acicula	Radula
Species	Acicula fusca	Radula complanata

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

flat-leaved scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	flat-leaved scalewort
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.

flat-leaved scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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