brown point snail vs Tunux moonwort

Acicula fusca compared with Botrychium tunux

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Tunux moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Tunux moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Tracheophyta
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Aciculidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Acicula	Botrychium
Species	Acicula fusca	Botrychium tunux

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Tunux moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Tunux moonwort
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.

Tunux moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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