brown point snail vs Mountain Saffron

Acicula fusca compared with Solorina crocea

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Mountain Saffron is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Aciculidae	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Acicula	Solorina
Species	Acicula fusca	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Mountain Saffron
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 Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway