brown point snail vs Ochre Spreading Tooth

Acicula fusca compared with Steccherinum ochraceum

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Ochre Spreading Tooth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Ochre Spreading Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (moluscos)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (gastrópodos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Aciculidae	Steccherinaceae
Genus	Acicula	Steccherinum
Species	Acicula fusca	Steccherinum ochraceum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Ochre Spreading Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Ochre Spreading Tooth
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.

Ochre Spreading Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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