brown point snail vs Thwaites's Nut Truffle

Acicula fusca compared with Hymenogaster thwaitesii

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Thwaites's Nut Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Thwaites's Nut Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aciculidae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Acicula	Hymenogaster
Species	Acicula fusca	Hymenogaster thwaitesii

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Thwaites's Nut Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Thwaites's Nut 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.

Thwaites's Nut Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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