brown point snail vs Grey Falsebolete

Acicula fusca compared with Boletopsis grisea

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Grey Falsebolete is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Grey Falsebolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Aciculidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Acicula	Boletopsis
Species	Acicula fusca	Boletopsis grisea

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Grey Falsebolete

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Grey Falsebolete
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.

Grey Falsebolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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