brown point snail vs Willow Bracket

Acicula fusca compared with Phellinus igniarius

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Willow Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Willow Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Fungi (फफूंद)
Phylum	Mollusca (मोलस्का)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (उदरपाद)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Aciculidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Acicula	Phellinus
Species	Acicula fusca	Phellinus igniarius

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Willow Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Willow Bracket
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.

Willow Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

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

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