brown point snail vs Hornschuch'S Beard-Moss

Acicula fusca compared with Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Hornschuch'S Beard-Moss is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Hornschuch'S Beard-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Bryophyta
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Aciculidae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Acicula	Pseudocrossidium
Species	Acicula fusca	Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Hornschuch'S Beard-Moss

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Hornschuch'S Beard-Moss
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.

Hornschuch'S Beard-Moss

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Endangered 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway