Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Confusing Furrow Bee

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Halictus confusus

Key Differences

• Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail is Least Concern while Confusing Furrow Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Confusing Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Camaenidae	Halictidae
Genus	Aetholitis	Halictus
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Halictus confusus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail and Confusing Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Furrow Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Confusing Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Australia.

Confusing Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

The Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail (Aetholitis gerdesae) is a species in the genus Aetholitis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.