brown point snail vs Raspberry Milkcap

Acicula fusca compared with Lactarius acris

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Raspberry Milkcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Raspberry Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Aciculidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Acicula	Lactarius
Species	Acicula fusca	Lactarius acris

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Raspberry Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Raspberry Milkcap
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.

Raspberry Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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