brown point snail vs Holt's Scalewort

Acicula fusca compared with Radula holtii

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Holt's Scalewort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Holt's Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Aciculidae	Radulaceae
Genus	Acicula	Radula
Species	Acicula fusca	Radula holtii

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Holt's Scalewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Holt's Scalewort
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.

Holt's Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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