brown point snail vs Old Gray Ruffles

Acicula fusca compared with Parmotrema tinctorum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Old Gray Ruffles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Old Gray Ruffles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Aciculidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Acicula	Parmotrema
Species	Acicula fusca	Parmotrema tinctorum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Old Gray Ruffles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Old Gray Ruffles
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.

Old Gray Ruffles

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Portugal, and 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway