brown point snail vs Willow Barkspot

Acicula fusca compared with Diatrype bullata

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Willow Barkspot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Willow Barkspot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Aciculidae	Diatrypaceae
Genus	Acicula	Diatrype
Species	Acicula fusca	Diatrype bullata

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Willow Barkspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Willow Barkspot
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.

Willow Barkspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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