brown point snail vs Pine Crust

Acicula fusca compared with Peniophora pini

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Pine Crust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Pine Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Aciculidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Acicula	Peniophora
Species	Acicula fusca	Peniophora pini

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Pine Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Pine Crust
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.

Pine Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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