brown point snail vs Soft Puffball

Acicula fusca compared with Lycoperdon molle

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Soft Puffball is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Soft Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aciculidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Acicula	Lycoperdon
Species	Acicula fusca	Lycoperdon molle

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Soft Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Soft Puffball
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.

Soft Puffball

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