brown point snail vs Mountain Moss Deconica

Acicula fusca compared with Deconica montana

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Mountain Moss Deconica is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Mountain Moss Deconica
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aciculidae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Acicula	Deconica
Species	Acicula fusca	Deconica montana

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Mountain Moss Deconica

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Mountain Moss Deconica
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.

Mountain Moss Deconica

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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