brown point snail vs Speckled Tar Spot

Acicula fusca compared with Rhytisma punctatum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Speckled Tar Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Speckled Tar Spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Aciculidae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Acicula	Rhytisma
Species	Acicula fusca	Rhytisma punctatum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Speckled Tar Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Speckled Tar Spot
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 Tar Spot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway