brown point snail vs Smoky Bracket

Acicula fusca compared with Bjerkandera adusta

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Smoky Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Smoky Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Aciculidae	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Acicula	Bjerkandera
Species	Acicula fusca	Bjerkandera adusta

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Smoky Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Smoky Bracket
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.

Smoky Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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