brown point snail vs Large-Spored Truffle

Acicula fusca compared with Tuber macrosporum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Large-Spored Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Large-Spored Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Aciculidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Acicula	Tuber
Species	Acicula fusca	Tuber macrosporum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Large-Spored Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Large-Spored Truffle
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.

Large-Spored Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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