brown point snail vs Limestone Waxcap

Acicula fusca compared with Hygrocybe calciphila

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Limestone Waxcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Limestone Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aciculidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Acicula	Hygrocybe
Species	Acicula fusca	Hygrocybe calciphila

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Limestone Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Limestone Waxcap
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.

Limestone Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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