brown point snail vs Ridged Tooth

Acicula fusca compared with Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Ridged Tooth is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Ridged Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Aciculidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Acicula	Hydnellum
Species	Acicula fusca	Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Ridged Tooth

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Ridged Tooth
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.

Ridged Tooth

Habitat

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

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