brown point snail vs Norfolk Bladder-moss

Acicula fusca compared with Physcomitrium eurystomum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Norfolk Bladder-moss is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Norfolk Bladder-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Bryophyta
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Funariales (Funariales)
Family	Aciculidae	Funariaceae
Genus	Acicula	Physcomitrium
Species	Acicula fusca	Physcomitrium eurystomum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Norfolk Bladder-moss

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Norfolk Bladder-moss
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.

Norfolk Bladder-moss

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway