brown point snail vs Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen

Acicula fusca compared with Trapeliopsis viridescens

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)
Family	Aciculidae	Trapeliaceae
Genus	Acicula	Trapeliopsis
Species	Acicula fusca	Trapeliopsis viridescens

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen
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.

Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically 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