brown point snail vs Pointed Beard-moss

Acicula fusca compared with Didymodon icmadophilus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Pointed Beard-moss is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Pointed Beard-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Bryophyta
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Aciculidae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Acicula	Didymodon
Species	Acicula fusca	Didymodon icmadophilus

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Pointed Beard-moss

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Pointed Beard-moss
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.

Pointed Beard-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.