Braune Nadelschnecke vs Stink-Pippau

Acicula fusca compared with Crepis foetida

Key Differences

• Braune Nadelschnecke is Extinct while Stink-Pippau is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Braune Nadelschnecke	Stink-Pippau
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Mollusca (Weichtiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Schnecken)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Aciculidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acicula	Crepis
Species	Acicula fusca	Crepis foetida

Conservation Status

Braune Nadelschnecke

EX — Extinct

Stink-Pippau

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Braune Nadelschnecke	Stink-Pippau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Braune Nadelschnecke

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Stink-Pippau

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Braune Nadelschnecke

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