brown point snail vs Downy Truffle

Acicula fusca compared with Tuber puberulum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Downy Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Downy Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (moluscos)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (gastrópodos)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Aciculidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Acicula	Tuber
Species	Acicula fusca	Tuber puberulum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Downy 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.

Downy Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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