brown point snail vs Ragged Notchwort

Acicula fusca compared with Mesoptychia heterocolpos

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Ragged Notchwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Ragged Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Aciculidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Acicula	Mesoptychia
Species	Acicula fusca	Mesoptychia heterocolpos

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Ragged Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Ragged Notchwort
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.

Ragged Notchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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