brown point snail vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Acicula fusca compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Aciculidae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Acicula	Melanotaenium
Species	Acicula fusca	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Yellow Toadflax Smut
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 Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.