brown point snail vs Oxalis Rust

Acicula fusca compared with Puccinia oxalidis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Oxalis Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Oxalis Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Aciculidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Acicula	Puccinia
Species	Acicula fusca	Puccinia oxalidis

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Oxalis Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Oxalis Rust
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.

Oxalis Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) 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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium