brown point snail vs Urchin Earthfan

Acicula fusca compared with Thelephora penicillata

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Urchin Earthfan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Urchin Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Aciculidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Acicula	Thelephora
Species	Acicula fusca	Thelephora penicillata

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Urchin Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Urchin Earthfan
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.

Urchin Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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