brown point snail vs Yellow Stainer

Acicula fusca compared with Agaricus xanthodermus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Yellow Stainer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Yellow Stainer
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aciculidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Acicula	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)
Species	Acicula fusca	Agaricus xanthodermus

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Yellow Stainer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Yellow Stainer
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 Stainer

Habitat

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

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