brown point snail vs Shade Moonwort

Acicula fusca compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Tracheophyta
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Aciculidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Acicula	Botrychium
Species	Acicula fusca	Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Shade Moonwort
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.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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