brown point snail vs Dewdrop Mottlegill

Acicula fusca compared with Panaeolus acuminatus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Dewdrop Mottlegill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Dewdrop Mottlegill
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Mollusca (軟体動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Gastropoda (腹足綱)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Architaenioglossa (原始紐舌目)	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)
Family	Aciculidae	Bolbitiaceae
Genus	Acicula	Panaeolus
Species	Acicula fusca	Panaeolus acuminatus

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Dewdrop Mottlegill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Dewdrop Mottlegill
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.

Dewdrop Mottlegill

Habitat

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

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