brown point snail vs Fox-tail Feather-moss

Acicula fusca compared with Thamnobryum alopecurum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Fox-tail Feather-moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Fox-tail Feather-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Bryophyta
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Aciculidae	Neckeraceae
Genus	Acicula	Thamnobryum
Species	Acicula fusca	Thamnobryum alopecurum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Fox-tail Feather-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Fox-tail Feather-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.

Fox-tail Feather-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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