brown point snail vs Warty Dapperling

Acicula fusca compared with Echinoderma perplexum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Warty Dapperling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Warty Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aciculidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Acicula	Echinoderma
Species	Acicula fusca	Echinoderma perplexum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Warty Dapperling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Warty Dapperling
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.

Warty Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway