brown point snail vs Hemlock Varnish Shelf

Acicula fusca compared with Ganoderma tsugae

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Hemlock Varnish Shelf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Hemlock Varnish Shelf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Aciculidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Acicula	Ganoderma
Species	Acicula fusca	Ganoderma tsugae

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Hemlock Varnish Shelf
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.

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway