brown point snail vs Cat Dapperling

Acicula fusca compared with Lepiota felina

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Cat Dapperling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Cat Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Moluscos)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastrópodes)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aciculidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Acicula	Lepiota
Species	Acicula fusca	Lepiota felina

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Cat Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Cat Dapperling
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.

Cat Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Cat Dapperling

The Cat Dapperling (Lepiota felina) is a species in the genus Lepiota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway