brown point snail vs Rooting Polypore

Acicula fusca compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Aciculidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Acicula	Polyporus
Species	Acicula fusca	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Rooting Polypore
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.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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