brown point snail vs Variable Oysterling

Acicula fusca compared with Crepidotus variabilis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Variable Oysterling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Variable Oysterling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aciculidae	Crepidotaceae
Genus	Acicula	Crepidotus
Species	Acicula fusca	Crepidotus variabilis

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Variable Oysterling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Variable Oysterling
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.

Variable Oysterling

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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