brown point snail vs Funck's Rustwort

Acicula fusca compared with Marsupella funckii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Funck's Rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Aciculidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Acicula	Marsupella
Species	Acicula fusca	Marsupella funckii

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Funck's Rustwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Funck's Rustwort
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.

Funck's Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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