brown point snail vs Peeling Puffball

Acicula fusca compared with Lycoperdon marginatum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Peeling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Peeling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aciculidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Acicula	Lycoperdon
Species	Acicula fusca	Lycoperdon marginatum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Peeling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Peeling Puffball
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.

Peeling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Germany, Norway, 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