brown point snail vs False Dog-tooth

Acicula fusca compared with Cynodontium fallax

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while False Dog-tooth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	False Dog-tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Mollusca (Moluska)	Bryophyta
Class	Gastropoda (siput)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Aciculidae	Rhabdoweisiaceae
Genus	Acicula	Cynodontium
Species	Acicula fusca	Cynodontium fallax

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

False Dog-tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	False Dog-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.

False Dog-tooth

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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