brown point snail vs Red Fold Truffle

Acicula fusca compared with Hydnotrya tulasnei

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Red Fold Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Red Fold Truffle
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	Hydnotrya
Species	Acicula fusca	Hydnotrya tulasnei

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Red Fold Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Red Fold Truffle
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.

Red Fold Truffle

Habitat

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

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