brown point snail vs Hintapink

Acicula fusca compared with Russula paludosa

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Hintapink is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Hintapink
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Aciculidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Acicula	Russula
Species	Acicula fusca	Russula paludosa

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Hintapink

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Hintapink
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.

Hintapink

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