Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Fishtail Cup

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Gyromitra leucoxantha

Key Differences

• Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail is Least Concern while Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Fishtail Cup
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 leucoxantha

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Fishtail Cup
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.

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.