brown point snail vs Liver Milkcap

Acicula fusca compared with Lactarius hepaticus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Liver Milkcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Liver Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Mollusca (มอลลัสกา)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (ชั้นแกสโทรโพดา)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Aciculidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Acicula	Lactarius
Species	Acicula fusca	Lactarius hepaticus

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Liver Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Liver Milkcap
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.

Liver Milkcap

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