Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Crescent Map Lichen

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Rhizocarpon lecanorinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Crescent Map Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)
Family	Camaenidae	Rhizocarpaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Rhizocarpon
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Rhizocarpon lecanorinum

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Crescent Map Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Crescent Map Lichen
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.

Crescent Map Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.