brown point snail vs Lesser Smoothcap

Acicula fusca compared with Atrichum angustatum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Lesser Smoothcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Lesser Smoothcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Bryophyta
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Polytrichopsida (Polytrichopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Polytrichales (Polytrichales)
Family	Aciculidae	Polytrichaceae
Genus	Acicula	Atrichum
Species	Acicula fusca	Atrichum angustatum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Lesser Smoothcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Lesser Smoothcap
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.

Lesser Smoothcap

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable 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