brown point snail vs Painted Suillus

Acicula fusca compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Aciculidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Acicula	Suillus
Species	Acicula fusca	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Painted Suillus
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.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.