brown point snail vs Spangle Waxcap

Acicula fusca compared with Hygrocybe insipida

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Spangle Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Spangle Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aciculidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Acicula	Hygrocybe
Species	Acicula fusca	Hygrocybe insipida

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Spangle Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Spangle Waxcap
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.

Spangle Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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