brown point snail vs Meadowsweet Rust

Acicula fusca compared with Triphragmium ulmariae

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Meadowsweet Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Meadowsweet Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Aciculidae	Raveneliaceae
Genus	Acicula	Triphragmium
Species	Acicula fusca	Triphragmium ulmariae

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Meadowsweet Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Meadowsweet Rust
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.

Meadowsweet Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).

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