brown point snail vs forked veilwort

Acicula fusca compared with Metzgeria furcata

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while forked veilwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	forked veilwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Aciculidae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Acicula	Metzgeria
Species	Acicula fusca	Metzgeria furcata

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

forked veilwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	forked veilwort
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.

forked veilwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.