brown point snail vs Orange Cup

Acicula fusca compared with Melastiza cornubiensis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Orange Cup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Orange Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Aciculidae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Acicula	Melastiza
Species	Acicula fusca	Melastiza cornubiensis

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Orange Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Orange Cup
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.

Orange Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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