brown point snail vs Waved Silk-moss

Acicula fusca compared with Plagiothecium undulatum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Waved Silk-moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Waved Silk-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Bryophyta
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Aciculidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Acicula	Plagiothecium
Species	Acicula fusca	Plagiothecium undulatum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Waved Silk-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Waved Silk-moss
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.

Waved Silk-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway