Bitter Webcap vs brown point snail

Cortinarius infractus compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Bitter Webcap is Least Concern while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	brown point snail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Moluscos)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Gastropoda (Gastrópodes)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Aciculidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Acicula
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	brown point snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

brown point snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Bitter Webcap

The Bitter Webcap (Cortinarius infractus) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.