brown point snail vs Translucent Stonewort

Acicula fusca compared with Nitella translucens

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Translucent Stonewort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Translucent Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Aciculidae	Characeae
Genus	Acicula	Nitella
Species	Acicula fusca	Nitella translucens

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Translucent Stonewort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Translucent Stonewort
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.

Translucent Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway