brown point snail vs Tuberous Polypore

Acicula fusca compared with Polyporus tuberaster

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Tuberous Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Tuberous Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Mollusca (มอลลัสกา)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (ชั้นแกสโทรโพดา)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Aciculidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Acicula	Polyporus
Species	Acicula fusca	Polyporus tuberaster

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Tuberous Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Tuberous Polypore
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.

Tuberous Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway