brown point snail vs Pouched False Morel

Acicula fusca compared with Gyromitra infula

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Pouched False Morel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Pouched False Morel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Aciculidae	Discinaceae
Genus	Acicula	Gyromitra
Species	Acicula fusca	Gyromitra infula

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Pouched False Morel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Pouched False Morel
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.

Pouched False Morel

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway