brown point snail vs White Mullein

Acicula fusca compared with Verbascum lychnitis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while White Mullein is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	White Mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Aciculidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Acicula	Verbascum
Species	Acicula fusca	Verbascum lychnitis

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

White Mullein

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	White Mullein
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.

White Mullein

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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