brown point snail vs Yellow Beard Truffle

Acicula fusca compared with Rhizopogon ochraceorubens

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Yellow Beard Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Yellow Beard Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Aciculidae	Rhizopogonaceae
Genus	Acicula	Rhizopogon
Species	Acicula fusca	Rhizopogon ochraceorubens

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Yellow Beard Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Yellow Beard Truffle
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.

Yellow Beard Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway