brown point snail vs forest notchwort

Acicula fusca compared with Lophozia silvicola

Key Differences

brown point snail is Extinct while forest notchwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	forest notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Aciculidae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Acicula	Lophozia
Species	Acicula fusca	Lophozia silvicola

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

forest notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	forest 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.

forest notchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.