brown point snail vs Hollyhock Rust

Acicula fusca compared with Puccinia malvacearum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Hollyhock Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Hollyhock Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Aciculidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Acicula	Puccinia
Species	Acicula fusca	Puccinia malvacearum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Hollyhock Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Hollyhock Rust
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.

Hollyhock Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (29 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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