brown point snail vs Foxtail Smut

Acicula fusca compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Aciculidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Acicula	Urocystis
Species	Acicula fusca	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Foxtail Smut
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.

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium 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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium