brown point snail vs rock veilwort

Acicula fusca compared with Metzgeria conjugata

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while rock veilwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	rock veilwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Aciculidae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Acicula	Metzgeria
Species	Acicula fusca	Metzgeria conjugata

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

rock veilwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	rock veilwort
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.

rock veilwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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