brown point snail vs Stinking Earthfan

Acicula fusca compared with Thelephora palmata

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Stinking Earthfan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Stinking Earthfan
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)	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)
Family	Aciculidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Acicula	Thelephora
Species	Acicula fusca	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Stinking Earthfan
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 Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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