Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs False Morel

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Gyromitra esculenta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	False Morel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Camaenidae	Discinaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Gyromitra
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Gyromitra esculenta

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

False Morel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	False Morel
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.

False Morel

Habitat

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

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.