Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Flag Iris

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Iris pseudacorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Flag Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Camaenidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Aetholitis	Iris
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Iris pseudacorus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Flag Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Flag Iris
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.

Flag Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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.