brown point snail vs Fountain Apple-Moss

Acicula fusca compared with Philonotis fontana

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Fountain Apple-Moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Fountain Apple-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Bryophyta
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)
Family	Aciculidae	Bartramiaceae
Genus	Acicula	Philonotis
Species	Acicula fusca	Philonotis fontana

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Fountain Apple-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Fountain Apple-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.

Fountain Apple-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), 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