Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Cupped Ear

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Camaenidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Otidea
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Cupped Ear
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.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.