brown point snail vs speckled rustwort

Acicula fusca compared with Marsupella sphacelata

Key Differences

brown point snail is Extinct while speckled rustwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	speckled rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Aciculidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Acicula	Marsupella
Species	Acicula fusca	Marsupella sphacelata

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

speckled rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	speckled rustwort
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.

speckled rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.