brown point snail vs Mueller S Pouchwort

Acicula fusca compared with Calypogeia muelleriana

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Mueller S Pouchwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Mueller S Pouchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Aciculidae	Calypogeiaceae
Genus	Acicula	Calypogeia
Species	Acicula fusca	Calypogeia muelleriana

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Mueller S Pouchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Mueller S Pouchwort
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.

Mueller S Pouchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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