Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs currant aphid

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Cryptomyzus ribis

Key Differences

• Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail is Least Concern while currant aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	currant aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Camaenidae	Aphididae
Genus	Aetholitis	Cryptomyzus
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Cryptomyzus ribis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail and currant aphid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

currant aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	currant aphid
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.

currant aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.