brown point snail vs Turkey-Tail

Acicula fusca compared with Trametes versicolor

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Turkey-Tail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Turkey-Tail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Aciculidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Acicula	Trametes
Species	Acicula fusca	Trametes versicolor

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Turkey-Tail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Turkey-Tail
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.

Turkey-Tail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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