brown point snail vs Violet Crystalwort

Acicula fusca compared with Riccia huebeneriana

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Violet Crystalwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Violet Crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Aciculidae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Acicula	Riccia
Species	Acicula fusca	Riccia huebeneriana

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Violet Crystalwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Violet Crystalwort
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.

Violet Crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as 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