Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Cut-lobed Dandelion

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Taraxacum latens

Key Differences

• Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail is Least Concern while Cut-lobed Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Cut-lobed Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Camaenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aetholitis	Taraxacum
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Taraxacum latens

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Cut-lobed Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Cut-lobed Dandelion
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.

Cut-lobed Dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.