brown point snail vs Spring Hazelcup

Acicula fusca compared with Encoelia furfuracea

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Spring Hazelcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Spring Hazelcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Aciculidae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Acicula	Encoelia
Species	Acicula fusca	Encoelia furfuracea

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Spring Hazelcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Spring Hazelcup
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.

Spring Hazelcup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway