brown point snail vs Willow Tarspot

Acicula fusca compared with Rhytisma salicinum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Willow Tarspot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Aciculidae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Acicula	Rhytisma
Species	Acicula fusca	Rhytisma salicinum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Willow Tarspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Willow Tarspot
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 Tarspot

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