brown point snail vs Greater Copperwort

Acicula fusca compared with Cephaloziella nicholsonii

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Greater Copperwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Greater Copperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Aciculidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Acicula	Cephaloziella
Species	Acicula fusca	Cephaloziella nicholsonii

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Greater Copperwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Greater Copperwort
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.

Greater Copperwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway