brown point snail vs Summer Truffle

Acicula fusca compared with Tuber aestivum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Summer Truffle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Summer Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Aciculidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Acicula	Tuber
Species	Acicula fusca	Tuber aestivum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Summer Truffle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Summer Truffle
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.

Summer Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.