brown point snail vs Oak Blackhead

Acicula fusca compared with Diatrypella quercina

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Oak Blackhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Oak Blackhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Aciculidae	Diatrypaceae
Genus	Acicula	Diatrypella
Species	Acicula fusca	Diatrypella quercina

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Oak Blackhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Oak Blackhead
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.

Oak Blackhead

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway