brown point snail vs Ghost Chanterelle

Acicula fusca compared with Cantharellus phasmatis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Ghost Chanterelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Ghost Chanterelle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Aciculidae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Acicula	Cantharellus
Species	Acicula fusca	Cantharellus phasmatis

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Ghost Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Ghost Chanterelle
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.

Ghost Chanterelle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.