brown point snail vs western moonwort

Acicula fusca compared with Botrychium hesperium

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while western moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	western moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Tracheophyta
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Aciculidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Acicula	Botrychium
Species	Acicula fusca	Botrychium hesperium

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

western moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	western moonwort
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.

western moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.