brown point snail vs floating hook moss

Acicula fusca compared with Warnstorfia fluitans

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while floating hook moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	floating hook moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Bryophyta
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Aciculidae	Calliergonaceae
Genus	Acicula	Warnstorfia
Species	Acicula fusca	Warnstorfia fluitans

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

floating hook moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	floating hook moss
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.

floating hook moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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