brown point snail vs New Forest Beech-Lichen

Acicula fusca compared with Enterographa elaborata

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while New Forest Beech-Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	New Forest Beech-Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)
Family	Aciculidae	Roccellaceae
Genus	Acicula	Enterographa
Species	Acicula fusca	Enterographa elaborata

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

New Forest Beech-Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	New Forest Beech-Lichen
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.

New Forest Beech-Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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