brown point snail vs Tiny Earthstar

Acicula fusca compared with Geastrum minimum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Tiny Earthstar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Tiny Earthstar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Aciculidae	Geastraceae
Genus	Acicula	Geastrum
Species	Acicula fusca	Geastrum minimum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Tiny Earthstar

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Tiny Earthstar
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.

Tiny Earthstar

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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