brown point snail vs Palmate Germanderwort

Acicula fusca compared with Riccardia palmata

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Palmate Germanderwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Palmate Germanderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Aciculidae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Acicula	Riccardia
Species	Acicula fusca	Riccardia palmata

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Palmate Germanderwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Palmate Germanderwort
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.

Palmate Germanderwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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