brown point snail vs Violet Tooth

Acicula fusca compared with Hydnellum ioeides

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Violet Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Violet Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Mollusca (연체동물)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Gastropoda (복족강)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Architaenioglossa (고설류)	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)
Family	Aciculidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Acicula	Hydnellum
Species	Acicula fusca	Hydnellum ioeides

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Violet Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Violet 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.

Violet Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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