Big-Bellied Webcap vs brown point snail

Cortinarius largus compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

  • Big-Bellied Webcap is Least Concern while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-Bellied Webcap brown point snail
Kingdom Fungi (грибы) Animalia (животные)
Phylum Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты) Mollusca (моллюски)
Class Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты) Gastropoda (брюхоногие)
Order Agaricales (агариковые) Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family Cortinariaceae Aciculidae
Genus Cortinarius Acicula
Species Cortinarius largus Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

Big-Bellied Webcap

LC — Least Concern

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-Bellied Webcap brown point snail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Bellied Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

brown point snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Big-Bellied Webcap

The Big-Bellied Webcap (Cortinarius largus) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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