brown point snail vs Orange Disco

Acicula fusca compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Aciculidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Acicula	Aleurodiscus
Species	Acicula fusca	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Orange Disco
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 Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, 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