brown point snail vs Ochre Bracket

Acicula fusca compared with Trametes ochracea

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Ochre Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Ochre Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Aciculidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Acicula	Trametes
Species	Acicula fusca	Trametes ochracea

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Ochre Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Ochre Bracket
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.

Ochre Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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