brown point snail vs Mauve Bonnet

Acicula fusca compared with Mycena meliigena

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Mauve Bonnet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Mauve Bonnet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aciculidae	Mycenaceae
Genus	Acicula	Mycena
Species	Acicula fusca	Mycena meliigena

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Mauve Bonnet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Mauve Bonnet
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.

Mauve Bonnet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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