brown point snail vs Stinking Truffle

Acicula fusca compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (mollusques)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Aciculidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Acicula	Tuber
Species	Acicula fusca	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Stinking 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.

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway